Here’s a thirty minute pose from life drawing this week. I used my home made walnut ink and a black conte crayon onto some vintage paper (no watermark, no name) that I had been given. I started with a lighter wash and splooshed it on, letting it drip. The paper is very rough and IContinue reading “The 30 Minute Standing”
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Two 5s And A 10 On A Cyanotype
Here are three sketches from the life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop this week, two 5 minute poses and one for 10 minutes. I have been working with this model for years, she’s a strong woman with great presence. I used conte crayons in white, black and sanguine onto an old cyanotype I recycledContinue reading “Two 5s And A 10 On A Cyanotype”
The Pensive Pose
Here’s the last of my recent life drawings, a longer, 50 minutes, seated pose. I worked mostly with my home made walnut husk ink with conte crayons at the end to firm up some of the lines and highlights. I really like our model’s pensive pose. A Chance To Own One Of My Artworks IContinue reading “The Pensive Pose”
30 Minutes With Walnut Ink
Here’s a 30 minute pose from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop earlier this week. I like the lying down poses, there’s often some challenging foreshortening, although not this evening. I managed to get the form down on the paper pretty quickly then I had time to just play with the ink – my homemadeContinue reading “30 Minutes With Walnut Ink”
Twenty And Ten
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”
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.
Mucking Around
I need to loosen up with paint. I’m happy to sit and doodle for ages with a pen or pencil into my sketchbook, without bothering what I end up with. But as soon as I get the paints out, I seize up. I pressurise myself to do something “proper”. The other thing I don’t doContinue reading “Mucking Around”
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”
Scribbling And Song In The Old Quarry
Lockdown is easing and things are starting to happen. Husb and I went to Rosehill Quarry at tea time to listen to Swansea folk musician, Angharad Jenkins, perform her recent song about the Quarry. It was a lovely sunny and warm Spring afternoon and Angharad sang to a group of local people of all agesContinue reading “Scribbling And Song In The Old Quarry”
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