Pencil Crayon on Paper (2020)

I drew this the other night after scouring Google Images for life models to draw from (always trying to achieve those 10000 hours!). A photo that caught my eye was of a man crouched over and the pose was really quite powerful (thank you ‘Julian’ from Bath Artist Studios for the reference photo). It sums up some of the despair that many will be going through right now. Jobs are being lost, loved ones and a real worry for what the future holds. Covid has truly left a huge trail of destruction. These were my thoughts when creating this sketch. His hands are a little smaller than they should be but I think this adds to the vulnerable nature of the image. Anyway, back to those 10000 hours of practise…

By Emma Such