Reclined Figure – Sleepstate

Charcoal, pastel, acrylic wash on cold press watercolour paper

 

Using a selection of materials such as pencil, charcoal and paint, this drawing is an extended exploration of previously completed life drawings. Continuous random and intentional layering of the selected medium is followed by scrubbing and rubbing back both on a small and broad scale. The exposure of colours and marks from long discarded layers are revealed which in turn begin to dictate further application of drawing and painting.

In the journey of this addition and reduction, an informal and formal collaboration of colour and marks comes into play. The accidental begins to question the intentional. The flatness of colour reinforces abstract elements of spatial depth.