Life Drawing - Hands

 These were the drawings I did of hands when looking at life drawing. I drew each of them with a graphite stick and found them much more difficult than drawing feet. I found the shape of the fingers particularly hard to get right. However I found certain angles interesting to draw and it helped to develop my skills.

Life Drawing - Feet

These are the drawings of feet I did when looking at life drawing. They were each done in charcoal apart from the bottom picture which was done with a graphite stick. I found them quite difficult when drawing the feet at certain angles, especially from the front, but overall i found them to be easier than drawing hands as there were less small shapes involved. I also tried to add slight detail and shadow to my images.  

Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville, born in 1970, is a contemporary British painter. She is known for her large-scale paintings of naked women. Saville works and lives in Oxford, England. By 1994, many people were familiar with Jenny Saville's massive paintings. She has recently broken into the contemporary art world with the help of gallery owner and art collector Charles Saatchi. I think her work is an interesting way of looking at the human body, i.e how she sometimes paints the skin right up against a flat surface to give it effect. I think this is quite unique and makes her work recognisable to her. It shows she is not afraid to try new things and experiment with her work and also the colours involved. She often uses various skin tones but also adds blues and reds to make them more interesting and original.