Metadrawer | Helen Frost

Why make master copies?

Or….. If you want to learn to paint, copy a painting….not a photograph. Let’s face it; learning to paint can […]

As many of you know I’ve been missing long pose life drawing, so I’ve decided to organise some; here are

Master-copy madness: I’ve been attempting a master copy of Sarah Trimmer, after Lawrence: It does look very much better when

The Power of Art is a fascinating series of programmes presented by Simon Schama. He presents each painter in the context

I haven’t posted drawings for ages, partly because it’s been impossible to set up longer poses, which I desperately miss,

Why make colour charts? There are several compelling reasons why I wanted to make my own colour charts. It all

Simplifying the skeleton The skeleton can be an intimidating thing to approach, not for it’s halloween persona or supernatural

Jenny Saville, British painting’s heir(ess) apparent is exhibiting now (and until September 2012) at Modern Art Oxford and the Ashmolean

“The mere matter of putting on paint….. [Brush]strokes carry a message whether you will it or not. The stroke is

When I first wanted to start painting I wondered which colours to buy. I did some research and discovered many

Good proportions are critical to a convincing drawing but what precisely makes ‘good proportions’? How heroes are made There are

Studies from the Studio Escalier Spring figure painting class. I’ve recently returned from a 3 week intensive painting class with