Nomyayi Portraits
Photograph of a woman with short dark hair in profile in flat winter light by the harbour.
Charcoal portrait of a woman with short dark hair in profile on grey toned paper, with white chalk highlights and a muted background.
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Nadia in Winter Light, 2025. Charcoal and white chalk on toned grey paper, 30 × 42 cm. Drag the divider to compare the reference photo with the finished portrait.

Portraits of people

Nadia in Winter Light

A live charcoal sitting on a quiet July weekday, using the cool winter light off the harbour on toned paper.

Medium
Charcoal and white chalk
Surface
Toned grey paper
Size
30 × 42 cm
Year
2025
Time
40 minutes, live at the Waterfront
Made
Live at the V&A Waterfront
Subject
Portraits of people

Winter weekdays at the Waterfront are quiet, which means longer, calmer sittings. Nadia sat in the flat grey light that comes off the water in July, and the toned paper let the highlights on her cheek and collar be picked out in white chalk rather than left as bare paper.

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