I was very sad to hear that my regular life drawing class- Life Drawing Blackburn- is closing down. It is hopefully being re-started in September as an online class, and I plan to start attending the in person Hush life drawing group in Clitheroe more regularly as an alternative when it re-opens in september. Here …
During 2023 and 2024, I became interested in the Cubist movement and spent a lot of time incorporating Cubist elements into my paintings. I experimented with a structured geometric style, fractured surfaces, hard edges, and geometric shapes. Pendleton Church by Rachel Crawshaw 2024 This year, I have taken a tentative step away from Cubism and …
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Here is a collection of some of my recent life drawings. If you would like to see more of my life drawings please head to my Instagram page HERE. I try to attend a life drawing session at least once a week. I go to Hush Life Drawing in Clitheroe or to Life Drawing Blackburn. …
Over the past few weeks in my life drawing groups at Hush Art Group in Clitheroe and Life Drawing Blackburn I have been experimenting with layering figures on top of each other and using negative space to create these graphic images- the drawings can be turned in different directions and as you look different figures …
Thank you to all who followed along with me on my art journey this year, whether that be reading a blog post, following me on Instagram, visiting one of my exhibitions or purchasing an art work- in whatever way you've interacted and inspired me this year thanks so much, I really appreciate it. I will …
Last night I went to Hush art group- a life drawing session based in the Ribble Valley, we had a fantastic model called Eve. The picture above is a painting/drawing I completed in blue and red acrylic inks, this was a 30-minute pose. Here are a few of my sketches from that drawing session: Two …
Last night I went to a Hush Life drawing session in Clitheroe. We had a lovely model called Gil, who is a very tall, slender person who can get into and hold some challenging poses. Gil's also a very friendly person to have a chat with! To start with Gil held some shorter poses, 2x5 …
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