I like to draw the people at their easels, immersed in observing and drawing the model. I think capturing both in one image makes an interesting compostion.

Subject Object
Oil on canvas

by Sally Hyman

I enjoyed the contrast between the two figures here in this composition.

Something a bit comic, perhaps, about their juxtaposition.

This was painted from life in an art class. Here i chose to depict people absorbed in the own work, oblivous to others, and I painted each individual’s art work as a sort of coral, glowing amorphous substance perhaps because the urge to create seems to come from a mysterious elemental universal source. Or I was depicting the figures making a mess with orange paint in infantilised mode reminiscent of finger painting at primary school. Take your pick. I prefer to let the images speak to you ( or not) for themselves.

Studio 3
Charcoal on paper

by Sally Hyman

Studio 1
Charcoal on paper

by Sally Hyman

Studio 2   
Charcoal on paper

by Sally Hyman

Studio 4
Charcoal on paper

by Sally Hyman