Exhibition News

Posted by on Mar 19, 2026 in Exhibitions, Figurative, Influences, Sculpture

Five of the concrete head studies, featured in my ‘Sculpture’ gallery on this site, https://www.deborahstanhope.uk/portfolio/sculpture/ can be seen in the ‘Form’ exhibition at the Cupola Gallery, Sheffield. Details below: Cupola Gallery 178 Middlewood Road, HillsboroughSheffield  S6 1TD UK Open Monday to Saturday 10 – 6 As with all my work these small, concrete head studies are […]

Reflections on Life Drawing III: Naked or Nude?

Posted by on Sep 5, 2025 in Drawing, Figurative, Meaning

While washing my hands in the model’s makeshift “changing room” (really just the toilet), she walked in and started getting dressed. I quickly apologised, saying I’d be out in a moment. Just as she was about to step into her polka-dot knickers, she burst out laughing: “I always find it funny when artists apologise for […]

Reflections on Life Drawing

Posted by on Apr 27, 2024 in Drawing, Figurative, Process, Sculpture

Life drawing is a difficult skill to learn. Many artists avoid it and when I was at college in the 90’s it was often considered by students as old fashioned and stuffy. Maybe it was because life drawing requires practice and can feel exposing. It is a process of enquiry, taking years of practice to […]