SHORT DESCRIPTION

This charcoal drawing, measuring 42 x 59,4 cm, is a bespoke portrait commissioned by Jasmin Brooks and developed through a live model drawing session. The work centres on lines of identity and the human form, using direct mark making to capture presence, individuality, and embodied expression.

Charcoal is approached here as a responsive and immediate medium. Each line records movement, tension, and breath, allowing the portrait to emerge through gesture rather than idealisation. The drawing does not seek to polish or simplify the subject, instead it preserves nuance, subtle imbalance, and the quiet complexity of being present in a body.

As a commissioned artwork, the piece is shaped by encounter and attentiveness. The live session becomes integral to the final image, grounding the drawing in shared time and observation. The surface carries traces of pauses, adjustments, and moments of stillness, elements that could only arise from working directly with the model.

Within the framework of bespoke portraiture, Jasmin Brooks is represented not as a fixed likeness but as a living presence. Identity is articulated through variation in pressure, density of line, and areas of erasure, allowing character to surface alongside anatomy.

This drawing stands as a personal and singular artwork, reflecting the value of commissioned pieces rooted in lived experience. It frames portraiture as a collaborative process, where drawing becomes an act of listening, and where the human form reveals itself through line, attention, and moment.