My first drawings were drawn with willow charcoal, which i soon found out was very hard to work with if you hadn't ever used it before (accidental smudgings were the worst). I had more success with the conte crayon.
As i built my confidence with the conte one late night using family members as life models, I decided to again try the charcoal and found it much easier to work with this time (no more bad smudges).
For the drawings, I took advantage of my dad's tiredness to have a model which you didn't have to remind not to move, it also meant that they weren't nervous and self conscious about how the drawings would turn out (and this wasnt good news for when I was drawing with the charcoal of a someone that was awake).
It also felt much easier to draw my dad rather than my sister or mother, perhaps because his features have more character.
I've tried to use more lines in these drawings, instead of depending on shading - as I've always done in the past - for tone. I see line as being expressive and spontaneous and I wish to be able to to do quick expressive drawings by using lines without losing what the subject is.
Abigail Plaza
Asleep 1.
Conte crayon on paper
2007
418 x 597 mm
Abigail Plaza
At the drafting board.
Conte crayon on paper
2007
418 x 597 mm
Abigail Plaza
Asleep 2.
Charcoal on paper
2007
418 x 295 mm
