Drawing directly from life gives an artist a close connection with the subject. When that subject is a person and when the work is made in a single session - when feelings are to the fore and the intellect perhaps takes a back seat, the work can gain a real warmth and intimacy.
These drawings, often made with a lightness of touch, are a celebration of the subject and of fleeting light falling across the subject.
Exhibited:
2019 'Drawn from Life' - a solo exhibition at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, Cumbria
2018 'Drawings by Alan Stones' solo exhibition at Vallum Gallery, University of Cumbria, Carlisle
Exhibited:
2019 'Drawn from Life' - a solo exhibition at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, Cumbria
2018 'Drawings by Alan Stones' - a solo exhibition at Vallum Gallery, Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Exhibited:
2018 'Drawings by Alan Stones' solo exhibition at Vallum Gallery, University of Cumbria, Carlisle
Exhibited:
2019 'Drawn from Life' - a solo exhibition at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, Cumbria
2018 'Drawings by Alan Stones' - a solo exhibition at Vallum Gallery, University of Cumbria, Carlisle
A sheet of drawings made at my lodgings in Highgate, London during my final year (studying Fine Art) at St Martin's School of Art.
Exhibited:
2019 'Drawn from Life' - a solo exhibition at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, Cumbria
2018 'Drawings by Alan Stones' - a solo exhibition at Vallum Gallery, University of Cumbria, Carlisle