Drawing

Underneath the Protest series is a classical training. A foundation year in pencil drawing at the Drawing School Dublin, ongoing life drawing between Resolution sessions, cast drawing, and Bargue and master copies. This is where the hand gets built.

Direct observation

Cast, portrait and figure work drawn from life.

Cast Drawing — St. Teresa — Graphite on paper

Cast Drawing — St. Teresa

Graphite on paper

Cast Drawing — Venus Torso — Graphite on paper

Cast Drawing — Venus Torso

Graphite on paper

Portrait Study — from Life — Graphite on paper

Portrait Study — from Life

Graphite on paper

Portrait Study — Charcoal on toned paper

Portrait Study

Charcoal on toned paper

Figure Study — from Life — Charcoal on paper

Figure Study — from Life

Charcoal on paper

Figure Study in Colour — Pastel and charcoal on toned paper

Figure Study in Colour

Pastel and charcoal on toned paper

Figure Study — Charcoal on paper

Figure Study

Charcoal on paper

Bridge with Two Figures — Charcoal on paper

Bridge with Two Figures

Charcoal on paper

Bargue & master copies

Copies made to learn from the masters: measured, slow, exact.

Jupiter Trophonius Bust — Graphite on paper

Jupiter Trophonius Bust

Graphite on paper

Portrait of a Young Woman — Graphite on paper

Portrait of a Young Woman

Graphite on paper

Master Copy — after Maurice Quentin de La Tour — Charcoal on toned paper

Master Copy — after Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Charcoal on toned paper