For the Love of Flowers
I love flowers for their colour, shape and movement, be they wild or cultivated. They are vital for all sorts of reasons and one of the most important for us humans is sensory; through colour, shape, scent and movement. Walking through a wildflower meadow on a sunny day, for instance, gives a rush of impressions and emotions, happiness and delight foremost. Think too of those peripheral glimpses of a field of poppies while out walking in the countryside, or a carpet of sea pi
Life Studies
Life drawing is all important to me being where I first started as an artist. Charcoal is my favoured media as the most painterly of the dry media and very responsive. From quick five second to one minute sketches full of movement and with not a moment to over analyse; to more considered longer poses. The aim is of course, to capture a likeness and critically a sense of the person. This applies equally to 'dressed' poses, as in for instance, sketching people while in a cafe
