A couple of my art classes are learning portraiture at the moment, and last Thursday a friend and colleague from Halton Mill came to model for my evening class. This was the first time that some people had ever tried to draw a person. I have been really impressed by their work. Here are a […]
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Here are some photos from this morning’s Art in the Park class. It was lovely to spend a couple of hours in some tropical warmth. The butterflies are attracted to bright colour and kept landing on our paints and pencils. I think all the sketches convey a real sense of life. A good morning!
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My art class this morning were practising drawing faces in charcoal, using putty rubbers (and electric rubbers, which are brilliant although they sound like dentist’s drills!) to lift out the highlights. It’s a good method to use when the subject is dimly lit. This is my unfinished drawing, sorry dude…