When I’m drawing Baby Boomers, I let people choose how they will sit for me, whether to look straight ahead, or off to one side, or up, or down. It varies a lot. This sitter looked directly at me but because he’s a lot taller, there’s a surprising amount of foreshortening on his face, withContinue reading “Straight Ahead”
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Sharing Experiences….
And another Baby Boomer – I’m getting towards my target of 100 by the end of the year, each drawing a maximum of thirty minutes. But I allow about an hour and a half for each sitter, because it’s such an important part of the process to talk to everyone, about how they feel aboutContinue reading “Sharing Experiences….”
The Cold War
I carried on with my 30-minute Baby Boomer drawings today at the Creative Bubble artspace. I’m not just drawing, but I also have a conversation with each sitter about what being a Baby Boomer means to them, what has been iconic about our generation. It’s fascinating to talk to each person and nowContinue reading “The Cold War”
Back To Booming
After a totally hectic month building up to installing my new solo exhibition in the most excellent Workers Gallery in Ynyshir, I have my life back …. well until tomorrow when I will be drawing some more Baby Boomers. I’m trying to schedule a Baby Boomer drawing day once a week until I finish theContinue reading “Back To Booming”
The Eyes Have It
When I draw someone, I concentrate so much, it’s very hard work and sometimes it’s only later when I look at the drawing that I get a clear idea of what I’ve done. When you’ve drawn people as much as I have, you realise just how different everyone is and that everyone is remarkable. ButContinue reading “The Eyes Have It”
Booming!
And another Baby Boomer. I’m on a roll now. My aim is to draw 100 Baby Boomers by the end of the year, simple 30 minute sketches with graphite or pen into my A4 ringbound sketchbook. I’m loving it! Over the last seven months, I have been travelling across South Wales with Rhondda-bornContinue reading “Booming!”
Back To The Boomers
After yesterday’s drawing detour to The Druids’ Temple in The Lake District, I’m back with the Boomers that I drew last week. I’ve done over 50 of the planned 100, but I’ll still have to get my skates on to complete them by the end of the year. It’s a big age group, from 1946Continue reading “Back To The Boomers”
Bittersweet
On my quest to draw one hundred Baby Boomers, I’ve had three full days of drawing recently in the lovely Galerie Simpson, and it’s been great catching up with old friends and acquaintances as well as meeting new people. One of my sitters was on the same Foundation course at Art College back in theContinue reading “Bittersweet”
A Man Of Distinction
When you’ve been drawing as long as I have, just about all my life, you realise how different people look, even those who look alike are not really, except maybe identical twins. But sometimes you meet an individual of such distinction that they stand out from the crowd and this Baby Boomer who posed forContinue reading “A Man Of Distinction”
Talking To My Generation
I’m on a roll with my Baby Boomer drawings – I’ve done 14 half hour sketches of my generation in the past week. I don’t just draw, I allow enough time to have a cup of tea, a piece of home made cake and a chat about what it means to be a Baby Boomer,Continue reading “Talking To My Generation”
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