Shapes OK, but the finish?
Another recent life drawing. This was a great pose with some interesting lines flowing through the legs and feet, and there was also a nice balance of light and shade. I got the general shapes and proportions in quite quickly,…
Trying to Keep things Sketchy
Here’s a relatively quick figure drawing (4 sessions) where I purposefully tried to keep things sketchy and dynamic, leaving marks in a rawer state without refining them too much. I want the proportions and characterisation of the pose to be…
And More Figure Drawing
Yet another figure drawing. Still working on the Canson Ingres paper, I really enjoy the kinds of marks that this allows. I want to progress my studies to become more expressive and more about the energy of mark-making as time…
Figure Drawing
My latest figure study, this was completed over 10 sessions. The main battle was with the handling of the charcoal – working the surface of the paper and refining the drawing as it went along. I personally prefer the look…
And finally, one more charcoal portrait
I’m aiming to get back to some painting now, so this might be the last charcoal drawing for a while. The model for this one is Clare, who happens to be Caleb’s mother. I had slightly less time for this…
Male figure drawing
It’s been quite a while since we had a male model for figure drawing, and it was a welcome change to consider the difference in musculature. I am generally pleased with this drawing, although less pleased with the position I…
The Scholar
Here’s a portrait drawing from last week which I am really pleased with. My alternative title for it is ‘The Scholar’, because Caleb is a very bright and engaging young student. My hope is that it is this idea of…
October Figure Drawing
Here are a couple of long pose figure drawings from this month at Sarum Studio. Each one was approached slightly differently, and I consciously experimented with different ways of putting down charcoal – sometimes using a stump, sometimes a tissue…
Figure Drawing
My latest figure drawing project from Sarum Studio. This was completed in 8 sessions of around 2 hours each. The actual drawing has a greater sense of luminosity and flow of light than is captured by the photograph. Still, you…
Hands
Some quick sketches of hands made in this week’s class. I should really do much more practise of this kind as hands are so expressive and can add so much more to a figure or portrait study. I think the…
