This was not an easy pose for me to draw. I’m not sure why, but I kept getting the measurements wrong and the whole body is slightly out. But that’s the way it goes sometimes. It’s a 15 minute pose drawn with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with acrylic screenprinting ink. I haveContinue reading “Life Drawing: Slightly Out”
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Life Drawing: Foreshortening
Here’s a lying-down pose from the side with some wicked foreshortening. I had fun with this, playing with my Caran D’Ache NeoPastels, not worrying too much about being realistic, although I was intently focused on accurately capturing the extreme perspective of the 25-minute pose. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Life Drawing: Foreshortening”
Life Drawing: An In-Betweener
Here’s a15-minute pose from the recent life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. It’s beyond a short pose but falls short of a long pose – an in-betweener pose. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”,Continue reading “Life Drawing: An In-Betweener”
Life Drawing: A Quick One
Here’s a quick 5-minute pose from the recent life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. There’s a celebration event with me andContinue reading “Life Drawing: A Quick One”
Life Drawing: In The Mirror
Here’s a longer, 45 minute, pose from last night’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I had a good angle that let me draw a mirror image as well. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Life Drawing: In The Mirror”
Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep
I’m carrying on spreading Liquitex ink onto my three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one prepared with clear textured gesso. The Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the unprepared one made by Indigo. This time I used Turquoise Deep. The effects are so different across the three books. . I have a newContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep”
Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet
I have these three very different sketchbooks. The top one, made by a friend with all sorts of paper treasures, has been prepared with clear, textured gesso. The middle one, a thick hand-made Khadi paper, has been prepared with a smooth white gesso. And the one at the bottom, a smooth paper made by Indigo,Continue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet”
Stages In A Drawing
I took some photos while I was drawing this; having a camera on my phone is brilliant, so easy to record and upload work. I kept having to adjust his chin, I made it way too long in the early stages. The drawing took a little under an hour, using Caran d’Ache NeoPastels onto preparedContinue reading “Stages In A Drawing”
Working With Life Models
I’ve been working with professional life models for years…decades. I love drawing people from all walks of life, but if I’m wanting to do something more than a sketch, I work with professional models because they are able to stay still, which is really important, and they’re not self-conscious. At the centre of my newContinue reading “Working With Life Models”
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