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Author_Alan McGowan
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contemporary
creative voice
creativity
drawing from life
embodiment
emotion
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expression
Expressive
expressive freedom
figure
figure drawing
form
forthcoming
freedom
gesture
illustrate
life drawing
light
line
loosening up
meaningful
mindfulness
movement
observation
perception
personal style
practice
presence
rhythm drawing
spontaneity
technical accuracy.
technical skill
technique
working with light
Product details
- ISBN 9780719847011
- Weight: 817g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This exciting book explains how you can create expressive life drawings by combining the technical skills of observation with your own vision. Illustrated throughout with Alan McGowan’s beautiful life drawings, it explores how developing the ability to look, alongside a deeper understanding of drawing from life, can open up effective ways of working and help artists develop their own personal creative voice.
ALAN MCGOWAN is a professional artist and tutor who has taught figure drawing for over 30 years in the most prestigious academies. His expressive life paintings have featured in leading contemporary art exhibitions, and his work is held in collections across the world.
