Life Drawing

During my time as a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona, Life Drawing was the subject I enjoyed the most. I was fascinated by the complexity of the human body—its rhythms, anatomy, proportions, and the emotional aspects.

After my university classes, I would often visit the old Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc, a historical life drawing centre in the heart of the city. I spent many afternoons there, drawing poses that lasted 3, 5, and 8 minutes from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The centre also had a café where we could take breaks and engage in passionate discussions about art with fellow students and models, who were often artists themselves.

I have great memories of those years in the 90s, when communication relied on face-to-face interaction without the influence of new technology. After leaving Barcelona and living in various cities like Dublin, London, Glasgow, and Copenhagen, my passion for life drawing has remained strong. Over time, I moved away from a strictly anatomical and analytical approach and began to focus on the emotional aspects of each pose, exaggerating features that intuitively convey more feelings.