Exercise Mixed media on coloured and white paper

Found a photograph online of the artist Ambrose Mc Evoy, who's work I was looking at online having come across one of his paintings in a book on how current day members of Royal Watercolour Society have been inspired by the works of previous members.


 In this study I am painting on a white gouache surface which has a chalky/ blotting paper like quality.

In the next study I have added minimal detail for the face in pen, the watercolour in the face is purposely kept pale,  referencing what I like in some of the figure painting in Mc Evoy's work.

Here I am building up the facial feature  with linear marks, trying to indicate the contours of the  face

In the final study moving,  I am using linear pattern in  blue or yellow to define the tonal ranges of the face (dark and light) have initially defined the key features in red

Rose study. Pen, watercolour and coloured pencil

Selfie, or as my referred to it "watercolour cry for help".  Pen and watercolour