A return to Hush life drawing after the summer break with a new model.
Tag: figurative art
Haworth Art Gallery Open exhibition and my submission “A Sunny Evening in Devon”
I am happy to have a painting selected for the Haworth Art Gallery Open Exhibition 2026
Collage to painting- creating narrative
Creating narrative in artworks.
Life drawing Aimee and the silks
Recently I had the fantastic opportunity to draw an Ariel Silks artist performing her routine at the last session of Hush life drawings Summer term.
Life drawing: Tim
Returning to life drawing after a break.
Capturing memories of Lex
Creating a portrait in remembrance of Lex.
More life drawings
A selection of life drawings/ figurative drawings from the past few months in pastel, graphite and conte crayon.
Life drawing- Ellie on mixed media backgrounds
In this life drawing session I enjoyed experimenting with drawing on pre prepared gel plate printed backgrounds with conte crayon. I incorporated bird imagery into the gel plate prints to link to some of my personal projects this year that feature birds and vessels. Ellie- conte crayon on gel plate print 2x5 minute poses Ten …
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Gestural life drawings in compressed charcoal
In this life drawing session I experimented with a looser, more gestural style of drawing using compressed charcoal. I enjoyed letting go of perfectionism and creating more messy, expressive work. This style of drawing really lends itself to quick 1-5 minute poses- it forced me to focus on the movement of the figure to create …
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Life drawing mixed media sketchbook: playing with figures
Aimee- negative space In my sketchbook I have been enjoying reworking old and new life drawings into new compositions using collage and mixed media techniques. I used old paintings that I no longer liked or needed and cut them up to create new pieces in my sketchbook using them as backgrounds or parts of the …
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