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Almost Manga

We have some little relatives staying for a sleepover and of course, they are scribbling fodder. My little niece was cwtched on the settee watching a film and I tried to draw her. So very hard! All children are aliens! They have such weird proportions – HUGE eyes, little turned up nose, tiny chin andContinue reading “Almost Manga”

Eadweard’s Horses

I rarely work from photographs but I took a series of photos on the beach yesterday and I’m going to use them for sketching for a few days. Drawing directly from life is energising, forces me to focus only on what’s absolutely important in the subject and is good practice but doesn’t give me theContinue reading “Eadweard’s Horses”

Not Enough Hours

Had one of those days where I was out of the house a lot but with no time to draw at all so here’s the last of the life drawings I did last week. I concentrated on the model’s head and upper body and used my Samsung Galaxy Tablet Note 8 with the free MarkersContinue reading “Not Enough Hours”

A Bit Of Columbian

I was down at Swansea Print Workshop earlier and took some time to scribble the lovely old Columbian printing press. Dating from quite early in Queen Victoria’s reign (1855) this beauty is still in use, even though it’s a little bit wobbly and idiosyncratic. It’s quite complex and I’m right out of my comfort zone,Continue reading “A Bit Of Columbian”

Richard The Bird’s Holiday

Richard, our family parrot, has come to stay for a couple of weeks while his trained monkeys are on holiday. He’s fair game for a scribble, but he’s such a fidget and won’t keep still. I tried him with a Koh I Noor graphite pencil in 8B first, then went back to my comfort zone,Continue reading “Richard The Bird’s Holiday”

Top Model

And another life drawing from this week’s session – I was on a roll! I sat up on the plans chest for this one, looking from above and from a fairly acute angle to my left. The model was sitting on a small chair and his right foot was bent in a very awkward way,Continue reading “Top Model”

Some Quick Ones

Here are a couple more drawings I did at life drawing group at Swansea Print Workshop last night. These are quick ones. I sat on the plans chest to draw the first one, so I was looking down on the model from above and to one side. I measured the left leg loads of timesContinue reading “Some Quick Ones”

Prostrate Man

Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop. I did a lot of drawings tonight. Here’s one of them, with one of our male models, a floor pose. I really like to take a drawing position above the model to draw from that angle. I used my Samsung Galaxy Tablet Note 8 with aContinue reading “Prostrate Man”

Crowd Control

Standing in a queue is a good opportunity to do some crowd sketching. I like to draw individuals because, to be honest, it’s easier. But I shouldn’t stay in my comfort zone so I did these two crowd sketches when I was standing in a queue yesterday. Drawing in a crowd forces you to bringContinue reading “Crowd Control”