In 1974, towards the end of my third year of art school in Torquay, in the West of England, I decided to draw portraits of each of my classmates, who I'd spent the previous two years with. 50 years later in 2024, Gallucci Tull arranged an exhibition of the eight drawings in a geodesic dome in Topanga Canyon, California.

Clive / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.625 x 8.25 inches

Martin / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.75 x 8.25 inches

Lynn / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.5 x 8.75 inches

Doug / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.5 x 8.5 inches

Nick / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 12 x 8.75 inches

Simon / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.375 x 8.25 inches

Steve / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.75 x 8.25 inches

Sharon / 1974 / Graphite on paper / 11.75 x 8.25 inches

ART School Portraits