Facesnewyork - Digital
While Faces began as live drawing on the subways in 1999, time and circumstance led me to switch to photography. With Instagram I could filter candid snaps and alter them. The effect was often just as good as the drawings...the chance taking and aliveness felt the same. This surprised me. I had been convinced some realness would be lost.
This in turn led me to tracing , drawing and then painting new images in Corel Painter. These new images have a very different effect, less raw, more poised and polished, but hopefully still marked by my hand and point of view. They are collected here for the first time, and represent 3 or 4 months work. I hope you enjoy them. Mark.
There is a slideshow below. Smartphone: select the image to begin the slideshow and navigate by sliding with your finger.
While Faces began as live drawing on the subways in 1999, time and circumstance led me to switch to photography. With Instagram I could filter candid snaps and alter them. The effect was often just as good as the drawings...the chance taking and aliveness felt the same. This surprised me. I had been convinced some realness would be lost.
This in turn led me to tracing , drawing and then painting new images in Corel Painter. These new images have a very different effect, less raw, more poised and polished, but hopefully still marked by my hand and point of view. They are collected here for the first time, and represent 3 or 4 months work. I hope you enjoy them. Mark.
There is a slideshow below. Smartphone: select the image to begin the slideshow and navigate by sliding with your finger.
