Frank Auerbach was born in Berlin, his style was considered modern art and explored abstract expressive technique. He was often criticised for his thick application of paint and it was said to be almost sculpture like. Although a large amount of his work was painting I wanted to focus more on his drawing and how they have inspired me. I particularly found the process of starting of with charcoal covered paper and rubbering out to create an image, using white chalk for highlights interesting, tried technique out but wasn't fully satisfied with the outcome. Where I don't like about this method is that once your done and spray it with fixative the highlights become due and the image is less striking.
I also tried this method out and really enjoyed the quickness of it all, it seems almost effortless.
