The Soldier (2018) is an instinct-driven figurative character built from heavy, uncompromising black marks, its weapon-like form balanced on two stark legs. Reduced almost to a symbol, the line itself becomes the figure.
One of a series drawn within minutes in the afterglow of time with Playfair’s muse, it comes directly from the body, before thought takes over.
Published in Original Sketches: The Early Years (2018–2021).
