Leaves and buds
Nature studies. Exercises in observation, looking for the light, for volumes, for shapes, structures and shifts of plane. Both meditative and exhausting.
Inside the studio
Daylight is a fickle friend, unsteady over time but so pleasant to the eye. Here’s some pictures from both my studio in the countryside and from atelier training at the Art Academy in Stroud (Gloucestershire).
Quick Sketches Life Model
The brain is conservative. It tends to have set ideas about the human body that get into your way when drawing with live models. Models often hold poses for only three to ten minutes. The classes are designed to get you out of your comfort zone. No time to think about proportions. You have to trust your eyes, and your hand. Either you get it, or you don’t.
Quince Conversations
Quinces are old-fashioned fruits. Bumpy, irregular, voluptuous individuals. Two quinces next to one another quickly evoke a conversation.