At the life drawing session at Art Est I was struck by the ease with which I was able to draw 'expressively' when this evaded me with painting. I thought about it and am now convinced that time constraints and the choice of media forces one to become expressive : simplification is key. The other thing I observed is that I draw much better than I paint, familiarity with the media may account for this. And so perhaps the choice of pastels is the right one. I only gave it up because of the expense in framing pictures.
Here are a few sketches of the model Rose who is from Luxembourg. Rose has a lovely rounded figure and expressive hands.
