Exploring new ideas

It is a new year and time for some new things. Over the last 25 years I have always loved drawing figure and have done loose gestures as a warm-up. The drawings end up in bins at my galleries and people have loved them. These works are larger versions on oil primed linen. Initially I put down a loose charcoal sketch then seal it with spray retouch varnish. When it is dry I come back on top with a mix of burnt umber and ultramarine. I use a soft viva towel like an eraser to soften and blend.