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One From The Archives 16: Dystopia

This is an etching of one of the male models I work with. It was developed from the nude study below, which I drew with Renaissance materials, inspired by artwork I did for a television series about da Vinci. Each printmaking technique has its own advantages. This one allows me to indulge myself, using allContinue reading “One From The Archives 16: Dystopia”

One From The Archives 15: The Warrior Gazes

Here is an illustration of how the natural differences in original print methods can work. These two pieces are taken from the same original drawing but because of the nature of the processes, one is reversed. The three colour separation monotype above is done by removing ink from a transparent sheet, then applying that sheetContinue reading “One From The Archives 15: The Warrior Gazes”

One From The Archives 14: Jaunty

I never know who I will be drawing when I turn up for my weekly life drawing session. The models can be in their seventies or twenties, male or female. Because of this they each present different challenges and opportunities. Older models bring a lot of experience which is often visible on their skin orContinue reading “One From The Archives 14: Jaunty”

One From The Archives 13: The Gathering

Sleep. Dream. Nightmare. This is an etching of one of the female models I work with and is developed from a nude study drawn with Renaissance materials, inspired by artwork I did for a television series about da Vinci. One of my initial drawings can be seen below. For the etching, I worked onContinue reading “One From The Archives 13: The Gathering”