Life Studio06 18 X 24 Charcoal Giclée Artwork

I was introduced to life drawing while working in NYC and attending the Art Students League. Life drawing is the process of capturing the human form, live, using figure models. The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive lines and shapes. My sweet spot is a 20 minute pose, long enough to capture the character of the model but short enough to drive spontaneous results that are not over worked. Because the mind does not have time to keep up with the hand, the hand is driven by something deeper and that’s the essence of art. Its the most complete form of meditation I know. The original charcoal work has been photographed in high resolution with subtle color added digitally to enhance Giclée quality for affordable, edgy, high contrast prints. Artist website https://www.harkolastudio.com Portrait and Abstract Figure Paintings https://www.saatchiart.com/harkola2 Abstracts https://www.saatchiart.com/harkola