Eileen Reading the Paper (on orange) Drawing

I was thinking about lifestyle attitudes and day to day habits when I began working on this portrait of my friend Eileen. This was before the pandemic, when staying home seemed to me to be becoming an increasingly common choice for many. My thoughts on convenience and modernity led me want to make this artwork. I sketched Eileen from life and took photographs of her in her home. Little did I know at the time that the pandemic would mean that I wouldn't be able to visit my friends again for quite some time. People would need to stay home, not out of choice but out of necessity. I love the immediacy that pastels offer in terms of allowing me to experiment with contrasting lines and colour. I created this pastel drawing during lockdown, working from my preliminary drawings and photographs. My painting practice is continually focussed on the human figure. Life drawing is fundamental to my practice but making portraits of people I know is also a very rewarding process.

Drawing:Pastel on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27 W x 2 H x 0.1 D in

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