
LIVE SKETCHING
Drawings
Observation through gesture.
A collection of spontaneous studies capturing movement, observation, and the immediacy of drawing as a way of understanding people and place.
Live Drawing Practice, Graphite, Charcoal, Ink, Soft Pastels, and Mixed Media on Paper
For over four years, live drawing has remained at the heart of Harsh Hingu's artistic practice. It is where he returns to observation, intuition, and the discipline of being fully present. Every model, environment, and session offers a different experience, requiring each drawing to evolve through direct engagement rather than predetermined ideas.
Rather than pursuing anatomical accuracy, Harsh focuses on capturing movement, energy, and emotion. Through expressive lines, layered gestures, and spontaneous mark-making, each drawing records not only the figure before him but also the rhythm and atmosphere of the moment. Every mark becomes a response to observation, allowing instinct and process to guide the work.
Live drawing has become more than a method of study. It is a space for experimentation where Harsh continually develops his visual language. The compositions, gestures, and forms discovered during these sessions often reappear in his paintings, transformed through abstraction, colour, and scale while retaining the immediacy of their original expression.
Today, these drawings exist as independent works rather than preparatory studies. They reflect Harsh's belief that every drawing is a unique encounter between artist, subject, and time. Through this ongoing practice, he continues to explore how the honesty of live observation can merge with the symbolic and immersive language of his contemporary paintings, creating a practice that is rooted equally in presence and transformation.











