During high school i would to partake in life drawing once every week. Every Thursday in fact.
It was such an amazing experience and skill to learn.
This piece above me i remember quite clearly. My Art teachers asked us all to attach a paintbrush on the end of a one metre long wooden stick. We would have to paint by holding it on the other end of the brush, he wanted us to experience different methods of applying paint onto our subjects.
We began timing ourselves. Above took 30 mins and below took 10 mins.
We did lots of quick times drawings. great practice.
This piece above remained one of my favourite pieces
Looking back at it now there are many areas that i could have altered to make the overall more aesthetically pleasing however it is one of my favourites due to the time i took to draw this, the process of adding charcoal and receptively erasing, the act itself was memorable. the lighting.
Ive always been inspired by the Fauves or translated from the french language "The Wild Beasts".
The colour application has always astounded me
Here you see me experimenting with different uses of colour
Through all the sketches and life drawings i had made i was leading up to a final piece.
I decided on a pose which captured striking uses of shadows and lighting so now i just experimented with colours, scale, tones, shadows...etc
Planing and analysing my own work leading up to the final piece.
Below is a piece i painted in planning of the final painting.
Really had to focus on the visual elements of lighting and shadows and paint it in a realistic yet surreal way using colour.
Below is my completed final piece
The Faves are the foundation of my practice. Their style will forever be infused with my practice.
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