Live model drawing

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13. Admittedly, it takes dedication to the point of manic compulsion

which includes lots and lots of time and practice. For me the most interesting thing is the human face and its infinite variations. It never ceases to amaze me that a small handful of features which we all have in common can have millions, if not billions, of unique variations so that no two faces are the same. I’ve been a people watcher all my life, so I naturally gravitated towards rendering their likeness.

The opportunity to recreate the human face was unequalled in figure drawing classes when the models hold a pose for an hour at a time. And the truth is I took figure drawing classes for years so I was able to eventually capture the unique features in people’s faces. I did throw away a lot of crappy drawings so what people see is my best work!