All summer I've been trying to brush up on my skills of figure drawing and portraiture. From time to time I'd get a moment of inspiration and motivation to do some work and I'd fill maybe two or three pages of my sketchbook, but still feel unsatisfied with the result. If I'm honest, I feel like that a lot when it comes to my work.
Now I realise art is always a process, and everything takes time and practice - But if you knew me... You'd know I'm not the most patient of people and I want to do and achieve so many things, I just don't know where to focus my energy and attention first.
Anyway I've always been interested in fashion, and I also Skyped my fashion-student friend in New York recently. Realising how well she's done for herself made me think how far I could get if i changed my mentality a little, I decided to draw some fashion-styled illustrations.
The first one is completely off-the-cuff (improvised). I had no idea what I was aiming to create with this, I just let my brush and the paint do the work and this was my result.
I particularly like the blue, wavy hair.
This second illustration depicts one of my all time favourite dresses from the brand 'All Saints'. Admittedly the model's hair is slightly different to what you'd find on their website, but again I just let the paint do the work.
For once, in a very long time I actually like something I've painted.
Maybe I should try to keep thinking of what's possible with practice, because I'm pretty sure my friend is too busy to Skype me every time I need some inspiration!
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