In 2023 I had the opportunity to further explore drawing. Within this subject I looked at developing my skills in perspective, observation, the imagined and various mark making in drawing with various materials
Charcoal and conte on paper
56 x 76 cm
The brief: “I’m standing within a cave. about 1km from me there is a light raining down and a miasma heading towards me from deeper in the cave. I notice something foreign, but can’t quite see what it is.”
Charcoal and conte on paper
56 x 76 cm
From the previous drawing, I built the cave and then drew what I saw.
Observation drawing 1
Charcoal on paper
56 x 76 cm
Dramatic lighting to create a drawing with wide tonal range.
Observational Drawing 2
Graphite on paper
56 x 76 cm
Dramatic lighting to create a drawing with wide tonal range.
Observational drawing 3
Hatching
Ink pen on pastel paper
29.7 x 42 cm
Observational drawing 4
Pointilism
Ink pen on pastel paper
29.7 x 42 cm