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PRIME: THE
CONTRIBUTION OF ARTISTS, continued
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Jackie
(detail) |
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"
Jackie with
Sheet
", was completed in April 2000. While working
in the United States, my drawing had become
tight,
and was, I felt, in need of becoming more fluid.
The period of the last two years, had been a
time of re-evaluation, and an exploration of
a number of possible directions beyond the life
class, in which my efforts might be expressed.
Work in the life room, is by necessity disciplined
and focused; getting as much information down
in the shortest possible time, especially when
using colour. Rapidly changing circumstances,
luminosity, colouration, and inevitable time
constraint, discourages an " overworking ",
or " finishing "
of a drawing.
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Vicky
(detail) |
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"
Vicky Standing
", was completed for exam preparation in May 2000.
Light varies in temperature ,
emphasising different colours. Daylight changes
temperature
according to the time of day and atmospheric filtration.
By concentrating on the quality of a surface,
the intensity and clarity of its colour seems
to increase; enough to be able to select an appropriate
pigment from a comprehensive palette. I anticipate seeing
different colours in flesh, and to find a notably
cool or warm highlight and/or shadow is particularly
pleasing. The drawing of Vicky, records the
passage of daylight (blue from
front left), artificial fluorescent light (green from above front right),
a tungsten spot light (orange from above left rear),
and surprisingly, a warm reflected light from
below. |
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The
artist needs to look again and again with fresh
eyes; an approach which tends to produce a sense of immediacy;
firstly in the process of observation ( the stuff of surprises ),
and secondly in the quality of the resulting image.
A completed work, is of necessity, nearly always
unfinished, unless it be later resolved. This
approach may be applied to many areas of focus
beyond drawing from the model, which might explain
why it has become an essential skill for artists
prepared to undertake a lifetime pilgrimage of
learning. |
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