I draw images of people. Recognisably male or female but usually, lonely people in a moment of ordinariness, a moment of vulnerability with a humorous or even absurd perspective.

My style of drawing, described as loose and edging toward caricature, using soft pencil and occasionally charcoal, is constantly evolving. I use soft pastel for colour and frequently leave the plain whiteness of the paper as the background. I like the idea that the drawing may appear incomplete or unfinished. The drawing is finished, the moment is registered but the loneliness goes on.

Currently I do not set out to achieve a full colour pictorial composition but I do attempt to suggest a glimpse of people being people and the lonely fragility of it all.

Paul Warren March 2011