Artists Represented

TJ Rees

TJ's formal art training was at the Exeter University in England, but he has had a passion for drawing all his life. For him, the pencil drawing is a form of pure art, stripped of extraneous detail to focus attention on the "truth" within the figure. Although TJ has worked in a range of materials, from ceramics through textiles, he feels drawing is the medium through which he is best able to express his fascination with the male form. His present focus is on the idealized male, caught in moments of tension or reflection, onto which the audience are invited to layer their own interpretations and meanings.

Technical details

"I work predominantly with a single 7mm HB technical pencil, onto a selection of papers or boards, mostly 150 g/m2. Layers of graphite are then gradually built up, from almost invisible to nearly black. To achieve a full spectrum of shades, control is essential, but at times an almost trance like state unconsciously takes over! I work mainly from photo reference, but also love the spontaneous invention of figures, which are normally rendered in pencil then completed with pen and ink. Recently I've begun to experiment with computer colouring, but those works are very much test pieces thus far."

Swimmer 

Graphite Pencil Drawing

Rico

Model 

Graphite Pencil Drawing

Ewan

Tall 

Graphite Pencil Drawing