Charcoal is great for lose, free drawing, but it can sometimes lack detail. So I’m moving on to pencil.
I use pencil regularly in my sketch books. I’m struggling a bit getting enough detail into my life drawing with the charcoal, particularly when studying features of faces.
It will be interesting to see how this change in materials affects my drawing over the next few weeks.
Our model tonight was called David.
Giving me guidance, my class tutor is Frank Gambino, trained as a graphic designer, however in recent years his main practise is in portraiture and figure studies. Frank’s studio is in Belsize Park, London, where he works on commissions and runs popular life drawing classes. However, conveniently for me, he is also running classes in East London, at the Tokarska Gallery.
The Tokarska Gallery, a contemporary art gallery run by emerging artist Nadiya Pavliv-Tokarska.