Fred Hatt is a contemporary artist who specializes in figure drawing. a self-taught artist, Hatt creates pastel works from live models which focus heavily on line-work rather than modeling with blocks of color. According to his website, the biggest challenge of his art is to create a figure drawing that is also a "portrait". Rather than emphasize the body or the face, Hatt's goal is to show a unified representation of a the sitter and their personality.
My favorite aspect of his work has to be his widespread use of linear texture. By using lines instead of blocks of color, he gives his portraits a heightened sense of motion that's incredibly similar to an impressionist painting. Additionally, the rough unfinished look of his figures makes his work appear visceral and intuitive. Overall, I feel that his heavy use of organic line makes for a great body of work.
His website may be found here.
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