Here are a couple more life drawings from the other night, at Swansea Print Workshop, one for 20 minutes and one for 10. I’m using my home made walnut ink onto various heavyweight vintage papers, with a large round squirrel brush. I’ve used conte crayon right at the end to add a bit of fineContinue reading “Twenty And Ten”
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Just Back
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop this evening. Tired now. Here are the first two poses, 5 minutes each to warm up. Off to bed. Nos da. Na night.
I Like Dribbles
I had some vintage paper prepared with my home-made walnut ink knocking around in my folder the other night at life drawing so I used it for a portrait study of our model. I prepare the paper by wetting a very large piece of Fabriano 200gsm and stretching it onto a board. When it’s dryContinue reading “I Like Dribbles”
2 x 30 In Walnut Ink
Life drawing sessions restarted at Swansea Print Workshop this week, it was great to be back. I’ve been working with this elder male model for years, I really appreciate his professionalism. I did two 30-minute poses on the same piece of vintage paper with walnut ink, and put in some highlights at the end withContinue reading “2 x 30 In Walnut Ink”
Two 5s And A 10
Life drawing sessions at Swansea Print Workshop restarted this evening. It was grand to be back, but I’m so out of practice. We started with two 5 minute poses followed by a 10 minute, to warm up. I think 10 minutes is my favourite because it’s enough time to get some details in but notContinue reading “Two 5s And A 10”
Swoosh And Squiggle
If we weren’t in lockdown, I’d be doing life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop, but that’s off for the foreseeable future so here’s a blast from the past. I did this about 8 years ago, when I was going through a painty sort of phase, working from an original drawing. I wasn’t using brushes butContinue reading “Swoosh And Squiggle”
The Lounging Pose
Here’s the last drawing / painting I did at life drawing last week. It was a 60 minute pose – nearly – in gouache onto black paper. I like these lounging poses, they’re very natural. Having an hour gave me a chance to really concentrate on things like perspective, foreshortening and measuring. It isn’t asContinue reading “The Lounging Pose”
After The Short Poses ….
After the short poses at life drawing sessions, we move on to 30 minute poses, where I can focus a bit more on the details, but not too much. This week I did a portrait and a reclining pose. Two of my favourites. I’m using gouache into a black sketchbook. AContinue reading “After The Short Poses ….”
The Short Poses
We always have a few quick poses at the life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop, a cuple of five minutes, one or two ten minutes. These are great because they force you to concentrate on capturing what’s essential, the basis that underlie the image. In the 5 minute pose above, our model poses withContinue reading “The Short Poses”
Just Back From Life Drawing
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop this evening, had a lovely session, we are lucky to have such a brilliant group of life models. I’m off to bed now, I’ll publish the rest over the next couple of days. This is a quick 5 minute pose ….
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