Female nude

Female nude
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I think all that mauvey pink makes her look very cold. Also I am not sure about her left buttock , it seems a bit high especially if she is relaxing. Though as I also enjoy life drawing I know all the difficulties you come across with drawing figures.

Thank you for your helpful comments, Sylvia. I agree. I like the pink flesh, though. It's more fleshlike than painting on white paper with black and sanguine. I chose the pink paper to use as the main flesh tone, effecting the highlights with white and the shadows with black. I think these were applied using conte crayons. These colours go together very well.

Hang on Studio Wall
31/03/2015
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Life class study. Use of pink paper, which represents much of the flesh.

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Barrie Jervis

Amateur artist. I work mainly in pastels and principally on landscapes. I attend life classes working in charcoal. pen, conte crayon, and pastels. Sometimes I have painted in oils. I possess A-level Art, a certificate in painting studies, and have attended three pastel painting courses. I am a…

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