Raquel Marques  

Sketches

Here, I share sketches that document my practice through drawing. I’m a designer based in Oslo. 



2025-11-26
Chacoal, oil pastel and gouache on paper (A3). Ana.



2025-11-18
Chacoal (A3, 3 minutes) and Gouache on paper (A3), 15 to 45 minutes. Drawing from photographs, paintings, mirror and imagination. Visual narratives. Portraits & Self-portraits with Jessica Jane Charleston, at Royal Drawing School. 
Drawing from drawing reimagining a character sequence
Drawing from photograph reimagining the figure
Drawing from photograph reimagining the figure
Drawing from painting, drawings and imagination, reimagining the scene.
Drawing with non dominant hand
Drawing only looking at the mirror, not the paper
Drawing feeling the face


2025-11-04
Ink on paper (A4), 20 and 40 minutes. Model: Gaia Cicolani. The relationship between the model and the drawer. Portraits & Self-portraits with Sharon Brindle, at Royal Drawing School. 


2025-10-30
Oil pastel and charcoal on paper (A3), from 10 to 45 minutes. Hybrid portrait: real life drawing and drawing from imagination. Portraits & Self-portraits with Jessica Jane Charleston, at Royal Drawing School. 


2025-10-21
Oil pastel and charcoal on paper (A3), from 3 to 50 minutes. Portrait and domestic interior. Portraits & Self-portraits with Jessica Jane Charleston, at Royal Drawing School. 


2025-10-14
Ballpoint pen on paper (A4). Self-portrait. Asymmetry of the face. Dots, dashes and lines creating textures. Portraits & Self-portraits with Marcus Cornish, at Royal Drawing School. 
Different framing

2025-9-30
Charcoal on paper, different sizes (A6 to A3) from 2 to 50 minutes. Live online drawing, model Adrian. Portraits & Self-portraits with Nikki Gardham, at Royal Drawing School. 



2025-9-23
Charcoal and pastel on paper, A3. Live online drawing and self-portrait, composition. Portraits & Self-portraits with Jessica Jane Charleston, at Royal Drawing School. 


2025-9-16
Black ink on paper, A3. Sketches using marking techniques inspired by the Laban movement. Portraits & Self-portraits with Jessica Jane Charleston, at Royal Drawing School.