Unfinished Chalk and Charcoal
Here’s a recent life study that remains unfinished due to lack of time. Notwithstanding, I’m pleased with a lot of elements in the drawing – the portrait being the main example, where I used up much of the time available…
A collection of small figure drawings in pencil and paint
I don’t have very much to add by way of comment on these little exercises. The painted figure is the first I’ve tried on the Arches oil paper that I have enjoyed using with still life subjects. Whilst I like…
Danger lies in the halftones
A fairly quick standing pose drawn in charcoal and chalk on toned paper. The tricky thing with this one was in keeping the halftones under control. In order to keep a sense of clarity and impact, getting bogged down in…
Moving on and getting back to work
Well, back to work after a couple of weeks away from the easel. There’s nothing like the meditation of concentrated drawing to make you forget other thoughts and simply be in the present. This was a complicated pose to capture…
Figure Drawing
Not much to say about this one. I didn’t spend too long on it, which helped me to keep things loose-ish with visible mark-making and energy here and there.
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,…
A Drawing and a Painting
Two recent figure studies, one a drawing and one in paint. The charcoal drawing is larger and was done over 7 or 8 sessions, and the painting is very small and mostly completed in one session with a little tidying…
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…
More figure drawing, new paper
Here’s a quickish life study where I tried out a new paper – Canson’s Ingres in grey. It has a high rag content, which I found made it pretty durable, although it is quite thin. The best thing though is…
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