Looking away

Hi, Robert! Not sure how the "Comments" section works but you were kind enough to comment on one recent posting of mine and I left a reply there but I'm not at all sure whether or not you would necessarily get notified of it. Anyway, I'm cutting and pasting what I wrote for you to see on your own gallery page! Life drawing/painting, along with portraiture, is most definitely my favoured artistic field of endeavour. I don't do enough of it, mainly due to lack of models and no classes locally at the moment. I find it a really challenging genre! This was only intended as a quick sketch, not a completed work, so I left the head off, both to cut down on the time spent doing it and partly to preserve the subject's anonymity. I often do this with friends/acquaintances who might be good enough to sit for me, as they can understandably be a bit sensitive about being identified when posted online! thanks very much for your kind comments! I've had a look at your work posted here and I'm very impressed! Also glad to see someone who clearly loves to tackle a challenging subject and who does it so well! It makes a change from flowers, pets and landscapes that predominate here. nothing wrong with those subjects at all and good luck to those doing them but they don't really float my boat! I love the confidence of your line. Very crisp! You've obviously done a lot of this. You seem to have a decent supply of models, too, and I envy you that! It's a huge difficulty for me. All the best to you and keep up the good work. Mike Murtagh