3S4 portraiture & figure work

self-portrait in sharpie pen and biro. Aim of the thread on portraiture. To help with observation and the development of characterisation in a figurative setting, I’m attending a 2 day class every month for the coming year. I will record progress and learning here; and while this activity is about skill building primarily, and builds… Continue reading 3S4 portraiture & figure work

S4: pursuing the figurative fugitive

As a result of working in a confined area (unable to go to the studio because of fierce winds). I did some drawing from film, using immediate methods (ie charcoal, watercolour etc). These are far looser than the oil-based images, freer in terms of mark-making, more fugitive and evocative, more atmospheric. What is it about… Continue reading S4: pursuing the figurative fugitive