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Life Drawing


Life Drawing:

By tackling different aspects of the body at a range of scale, the outcome becomes unpredictable. I like this approach, it's made me look at the bodies closely. Blocking out darker shading has proved a recent habit, although I reckon I need to loose some of the structure of the drawings. Loosening up with the charcoal might leave potential for fate to swing in and get some real action on the page.


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