Untitled
Pen and ink on paper

Executed with swift, economical strokes, this reclining figure study captures the immediacy of direct observation. Confident contour lines and restrained hatching define the form with remarkable clarity while leaving much of the composition to the surrounding white space. The work exemplifies Alan Wood-Thomas's gift for distilling the human figure to its essential rhythms, where expressive line and deliberate simplicity create a composition of quiet elegance and modernist restraint.