Casey Allum
Casey Allum is a full time professional artist hailing from the Langdale Valley (Cumbria) and specialises in realistic animal portraiture. She primarily draws in graphite pencil but uses a range of media to achieve her intended result.
“My love of art was apparent right from the start, I was guaranteed to sit quietly when given a pencil and a piece of paper. I was always drawing! My graphite pencil portraits draw attention to the negative space and light surrounding the subject which is so often discarded. This space is important to help the subject breathe and ultimately draws the eye to the detail in the portrait rather than the overall sometimes complicated composition. I pay close attention to the finer details in my work. Construction, form and texture, being able to perfectly describe a subject with a pencil line. That’s truly where my passion lies.”
Casey Allum is a full time professional artist hailing from the Langdale Valley (Cumbria) and specialises in realistic animal portraiture. She primarily draws in graphite pencil but uses a range of media to achieve her intended result.
“My love of art was apparent right from the start, I was guaranteed to sit quietly when given a pencil and a piece of paper. I was always drawing! My graphite pencil portraits draw attention to the negative space and light surrounding the subject which is so often discarded. This space is important to help the subject breathe and ultimately draws the eye to the detail in the portrait rather than the overall sometimes complicated composition. I pay close attention to the finer details in my work. Construction, form and texture, being able to perfectly describe a subject with a pencil line. That’s truly where my passion lies.”
