Life Drawings

Observation, movement, and trusting the first line.

These drawings were created from live models, often with only seconds or a few minutes to capture a pose.

The time constraint changes everything. There’s no opportunity to endlessly correct a line or slowly construct the figure. You have to observe, make a decision, and commit.

Most of these are charcoal, with a few in ink and conte crayon. The subtractive drawing took several hours and uses a different approach, building the figure by removing material.

Life drawing taught me something that has carried directly into my professional work: You can’t create something interesting if you’re afraid of making the wrong mark.

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