My foremost experience of drawing from life was within the months before starting my at university degree. Prior to studying, I was home-educated by my mother, due to my school lacking the support required for my learning disabilities. As part of my home-education, my mother encouraged me and my siblings to draw from imagination every day.
On the lead-up to university I decided to broaden my abilities through a sketchbook of observational drawings. Initially this sketchbook was just to improve my draughtsmanship but looking back, these drawings hold more feeling than a mere diagram. Although I don’t study these sketches for my current paintings, I feel there is a connection to my current approach to seeing as well as handling of different media.
© 2021 Dottie-May Aston.
Dottie-may Aston 