Girl in my Shirt, 2005

David Silcox and Meriké Weiler, Christopher Pratt, Toronto, 1982, page 184

Figural work plays an integral role in Christopher Pratt's body of work. Often working with neighbours and friends, Pratt forged a strong artist/model relationship, in the traditional sense, with each sitter. On these figural drawings, Christopher Pratt explains, “I feel professionally shortchanged when I can't paint figures...There are always two figures in my figure paintings - the girl and me...I have to be alone, completely by myself, before I can start work. I often work on figures after the model has left the room, so that the work can liberate itself from her - she is herself, this is mine.”