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Portrait of Sarah

18/12/2016

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This portrait was done over two weeks in charcoal and white chalk. I really enjoyed finding the soft transitions and the structure of the face. The pose itself was fairly unremarkable and the costume is plain, which meant I needed to look for opportunities to add interest wherever possible. I particularly wanted to do this around the hair, ear and earring. I also enjoyed trying to capture the texture of the jumper. The resulting drawing, I hope, captures the placid, contemplative character of the sitter.

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Flow of light

5/12/2016

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The latest figure drawing to come off the easel. I loved the flow of light in this pose, particularly the subtle gradations where the light travels down the face, arms and abdomen. I spent a long time concentrating on these areas and I think the resulting impression works really nicely.

I was pleased to get some of the more tricky areas, such as the portrait and the feet, working fairly well from an early point - which gave me plenty of time to concentrate on the getting a good fleshy feel to the handling. The only element I'd have liked to work on a bit more is integrating the figure more into the shadow pattern of the background.
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    Ben Laughton Smith

    Contemporary works of art in the classical tradition.

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