Here’s a life drawing of one of our older models; a retired teacher who is covered with tattoos. I drew her in Faber Castell Pitt drawing pens and black and white conte crayon, onto a piece of mountboard that I’d prepared with a couple of coats of acrylic gesso and then randomly sponged some Indian ink wash. After finishing the figure, I focussed in on one of her tattoos, a pitcher plant, and drew a more detailed study of it. Got a lurgi – so many going around throughout the long, hard winter, so cwtched up in a blanket with Sparta Puss snuggled next to me, sipping Beecham’s Powders. I’m sipping them. Not Sparta. She’s a cat. Must shift the lurgi before I go to the USA, which is only NEXT WEEK!!!!!
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Love the lines! What a beautiful sketch.
Hope you have a great trip to the states. Can’t wait to hear about the residency, sounds really exciting! 🙂
Thanks, getting excited now 🙂
I’m really looking forward to it 🙂
God luck with the residency In USA. Am looking forward to seeing lots of sketches,etc.
Thank you 🙂
I can’t wait 🙂
Ah…you’re venturing over to my side of the pond. If you’re in Southern California give me a ring 🙂
I’m going to do an artist residency in Boise, Idaho. I’m so excited. There will be coyotes, rattlesnakes and lots of potatoes! I’m stopping over in San Francisco but only for a couple of hours. And Chicago on the way home but I don’t know where that is.