During our last family holiday, I took a lot of photos of my brother and sister to use as photographic references for my sketches. Since my sister is away at university, we – my brother and I – don’t often have the opportunity During our last family holiday, I took a lot of photos of my brother and sister to use as photographic references for my sketches. Since my sister is away at university, we – my brother and I – don’t often have the opportunity to hug her, which is why I wanted to give this rare moment special attention.
I painted it into my sketchbook with watercolours, focusing on negative space and shades rather than tones to indicate shapes and objects.

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Pencil and watercolour on paper, 21x15cm, October 2019