Category: life drawings

  • Alan: 3 x ink / bamboo sketches

    3 sketches of Alan created with indian ink using  a metre of bamboo with a paintbrush attached to each end. The first two were 15-min monochrome sketches . The third image was a 1 hour pose – the first marks were gently done in Wolf’s carbon, then the image worked into with indian ink and metre long…

  • 4 sketches of Maria

    I started with a quick sketch in Wolf’s carbon looking at contour rather than shadow: Then moved on to using three coloured pencils taped together for the next 10 minute pose: Went back to Wolf’s carbon for the next 10 minute sketch but this time was looking at the shadows and negative spaces: Finally I spent the longer 1-hour…

  • 1 pose, 1 view, 3 sketches

    Louise kept the same pose for 2 x 2-hour sessions. I started with a 1 hour sketch in Wolf’s carbon: Then spent the rest of that session and most of the next on this watercolour painting on an A1 sheet of paper (approximately 2 hour’s work): Finally I spent the last half-hour doing a quick…

  • Life drawing: colour sketchs collection #1

    Collection of colour life drawing sketches from the last few months in a variety of mediums.

  • Yesterday’s workshop with Mick at ISoA
  • Louise – 4 sketches

    Quick sketch drawing exercises.

  • 3 x life sessions with Estelle Lovatt

    The last 3 life session of the semester taught by Estelle Lovatt, keeping the same model and pose for the first 2 sessions – it was meant to be all 3 but Pamala was unwell the last week so Louise modelled instead. The first drawing is in Wolf’s carbon and the other 2 are in…

  • Francis session ♯2

    Series of quick sketches of Francis created mainly by using a reed or scratchy pen dipped in indian in – not an easy medium to control.

  • Alan: session #2

    Colour sketches were each made in about 10 mins using water soluble felt-tip pens. The b/w drawing was made using Wolf’s carbon pencil and chalk on tinted paper and took about an hour to sketch.

  • The Drawing Theatre 2013

    Five hours Three performances Twenty one drawings Here is a link to a post from Spirited Bodies (the models) about the event.

  • Pamala painted sketches ♯1 and ♯2

    Two quick painted sketches of Pamala.

  • Francis sketch ♯1

    90 minute sketch of Francis. Interesting to find that after a 15-year break I default back to my college drawing style. Hopefully my mark-making will develop from here and mature under Mick’s expert tuition.

  • Alan: 3 quick sketches
  • Natasha quick sketch ♯1

    15 minute sketch of Natasha using 3 coloured pencils taped together.