This is the 10 minute pose I did at last night’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. Our masked model is fabulous, such a great personality and that shows in her poses – mind you, all our models have loads of personality. Life models are the unsung heroes of the art world. I usedContinue reading “The Masked Model”
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Just Back From Life Drawing
Just got back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop, working with a fabulous model with a funky mask and great poses. This is a five minute one in conté crayon – white, sanguine and black – onto black paper. I’m off to bed now, after my nice cuppa. Nos da. Good night 😀
Prepping Paper
I’ve got some large rolls of Fabriano Accademica paper hanging around so I thought I’d stretch some of it on the wall, seal it with acrylic gesso and then colour it with some of my home-made walnut ink. And why not? I’ll cut it up and use it for life drawing. I’ve been taking blackContinue reading “Prepping Paper”
The Finishing Touch: 2
I’ve had this fake Cezanne on my easel for nearly a fortnight now. It was almost finished but it took me a while to get around to doing the final touches as I wasn’t quite sure what still needed to be done and when to call a halt. It helped to have a break, withoutContinue reading “The Finishing Touch: 2”
The Finishing Touch: 1
I’ve had this fake Monet on my easel for over a week now. It was nearly finished but I couldn’t get around to doing the final touches until today. I wasn’t quite sure what still needed to be done – it’s easy to keep on and on working on something, especially a painting or drawing,Continue reading “The Finishing Touch: 1”
The Last Pose Step By Step
Here’s the final pose I did at this week’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. It was about 50 minutes long and I was able to get into quite a bit of detail. I started with some squiggles in white conté crayon onto black paper, to map out the basic figure. Then I putContinue reading “The Last Pose Step By Step”
Two Shorts And A Medium
Some more drawings from last night’s life drawing group at Swansea Print Workshop. Above is a 20 minute pose, I like it very much, it’s a bit Renaissanc-ey. Below, two start-up poses, five minutes each. These quick ones train your eye to analyse and draw the essentials, not the detail. Good practice. Drawn onto blackContinue reading “Two Shorts And A Medium”
Just Back From Life Drawing
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop this evening, working with a terrific model, a strong woman with confidence and attitude. Here’s a 10 minute and a 30 minute pose using conté crayons onto black paper. Really tired now though – 3 hours after a day working. Nos da. Good night.
Scrapings
Waste not, want not. That’s what my Nana used to say. It’s stuck with me through my life. So when I have some acrylic paint left over from my Faking Fridays, (at The Cheese And Wine Painting Club) I’ve been scraping it onto scraps of heavyweight leftover paper, like Bockingford. I had a bit thatContinue reading “Scrapings”
I Like A Recliner
I love to draw a reclining pose at life drawing. It’s my favourite – I’m a glutton for awkward foreshortening. It’s a nice one for the model too, they can relax a bit after the series of short poses – this is a 60 minute pose. I used three conté crayons in white, sanguine andContinue reading “I Like A Recliner”
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