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Once upon a time in British Art Schooling it was considered necessary for all students to practice drawing to some level of competence. In today’s quick fix world, students rarely attend any sort of ‘apprenticeship’ in this respect. The consequences have yet to be felt as we gradually realise there is no digital alternative for what used to be a core skill - drawing. 

'Beryl'

‘Beryl’ was drawn from observation in the back studios of the schools in 1985. She was wearing Spanish regalia, it was a beautiful May evening. The expression on her face reflects the gentle and calm atmosphere from which the drawing developed. At the time, Alan was drawing like this for eight to ten hours each day.

With such concentrated practice the need to make a drawing ‘look like something’ fades and the process becomes more meditative and artful. Simplicity is not easy to achieve – it takes time, persistence and practice, and what could be more simple, than drawing with a pencil on paper?

'Beryl' by Alan Dedman.
Pencil on paper, A3 size.
Original NFS, giclee prints £75 each.