DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS:
CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Arenson
with her portrait titled ‘Before Life’
This drawing was made over several sittings. It was drawn from life alongside other artists at the lovely life drawing group I attend each week in London. Wherever possible, I will draw from life so that I can observe the authentic, non-curated moments of human interaction and connection and capture the essence of their character and a sense of their presence through my art.
I am fascinated in capturing humanity in its most poignant, fragile and raw form. I explore the beauty and complexity of the human face with all its perfections and imperfections, and the relationship between the surface layers of flesh, bones, muscles and scars with the emotions and lived experiences that lie beneath.
Drawing this portrait “Before Life” at a time just before experiencing a personal loss, provided brief meditative moments of escape and gratitude for the life and bodies we have.
In addition to having a drawing included at the RP Drawing Prize, I also currently have a painting being exhibited in the Figurativas 2025 International Painting and Sculpture Competition, Museum of European Modern Art, Barcelona. I am also looking forward to teaching a drawing workshop at the Vienna Atelier of Traditional Art in March 2026.
