Conveying characterFor this exercise almost the first painting that came to mind was the Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals which I saw at the Wallace...
Creating mood and atmosphereFor the exercise I attended a workshop at my local Adult Learning Centre, and having in mind my research I wanted to experiment with...
Portraits that conveyed mood and atmosphereWhen I think about atmosphere and mood, I think Francis Bacon - one of my favourite portrait artists. Though his subjects are very...
Head and shoulder portraitI did this exercise mainly in my life drawing class, which had both advantages and disadvantages: on the plus side I didn’t need to hire...