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LIFE DRAWING
I enjoy drawing and painting people and when I get the time I pop along to a ‘life drawing’ session to hone my craft. Here I generally use pastels - an old favourite of mine. They lend themselves to the discipline, affording sufficient time to achieve a more complete work in the time constraints of each pose.
SHADOW PEOPLE
My interest in shadows as shown in the shadow pattern series of plant paintings got me looking at other shadows a few of which were inspired by a sunny weekend at Swanage jazz festival. Two were prompted by shadows seen through the canvas walls of the music marquee whilst Shadows on a Beach - a series of four paintings - came about when leaning on the railings, the sun beating down and sending our shadows across the sand and into the gently lapping sea.
Jazz Man 1 and 2; The Shadows on a Beach series 1 - 4
