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drawing of a nude female figure
It's been too long, friends. I know you've missed the nakedness, so here are some from recent weeks. I've been trying out some coloured paper, which adds a nice smack in the eyeballs. The white chalk is a bit harder to sort out, as the poses at Betty's are quite short. I may be giving myself too much to do in the allotted time. We'll see.
Drawing of a nude woman
Drawing of a female nude
The old life drawing, again. Escaping the crappy wet weather and drawing in a cosy room above a pub was the right thing to do. A pint of Guinness, some old blues/swing tunes on the iPod and two hours of drawing: works for me.
drawing of a woman's back
Back at the life drawing again. The first session of 2014 and it was rammed. I've never seen so many people there. It's good for Betty, but we'll see how many will stick to the "I must do more drawing" resolution.
drawing of a woman's head in profile
I was very happy to try out some new mark making tools - charcoal pencils. I like charcoal but miss the control you get with a pencil, so I thought I'd try them out.
Charcoal pencils
I was really pleased with the results (not something I say every week) so will definitely be trying them again.
drawing of a nude woman
Drawing of a woman's head in profile
Well, there's not much to add to this post. Here's the last drawing I did this year at Betty Frankenstien's Drawing Room in Crystal Palace. A nice slice of textured paper using a purple coloured pencil.
Happy New Year!
linocut print of a female nude
Several weeks ago, I bought a guide to linocut printmaking. I really enjoyed the two day course I'd done earlier in the summer, and wanted something to refer to whilst I had a go at home. The lovely people of the Twittersphere helped me out when I asked for recommendations. @TinkersHill suggested I found a copy of 'Learning Linocut' by Susan Yeates, and although I haven't read it all, yet, it's really simple and nicely laid out. I had to get stuck in, though, and used a recent life drawing (from my Crystal Palace class) for inspiration.