HAS Life Drawing

Another brilliant day, although, again too much time chatting! Same format, a couple of quick sketches and then a long pose for the afternoon. I quite like the oil, I might even finish it! Thanks to Kate and Sarah.....wonderful models.

Sorry to say that there will be no session next month. It has been cancelled because they are laying new flooring in the hall.

Hertford Art Society

Hertford Art Society Life Drawing

I am astonished, again, at how little I have to show for working very hard all day! I know I felt absolutely exhausted when I got home.

Nevertheless, I had a terrific day and enjoyed it thoroughly. There are a couple of differences to usual. The quick warm-up sketches I did with pen, instead of charcoal, because I would spend time erasing, and wanted to eliminate that. I feel happy with the sketches so will do that again.

The first oil was an idea blatantly stolen from fellow HAS lifer, June, who had zoomed in on the transition from one body to the other, for the sketches. I was impressed, so I did that too and I like the resulting painting. Thanks June, for that, and for tracking down my missing easel, returning it and furnishing it with my name!

Good news is that there will be an all day life drawing session on 12th March close to where I live. How can I not go, so watch this space for extra helpings!

HAS Jan 2011

I leave an easel at Hertford, to save carting it to and fro, so the day got off to a bad start when I found it missing. Consequently, I missed most of the quick sketches because I spent half an hour making sure the easel hadn't been misplaced. Luckily the society keep a studio easel at the venue so I was able to use that and the day wasn't completely wasted.
I also didn't feel inclined to disturb everyone, attendance was full to the rafters, by moving the big easel around, hence the repetetive viewpoint!
My favourite is the monotone, done in a rush in the last 15 mins!
Happy painting everyone, and thanks for your visit.

Drawings from Life

I didn't get to Hertford on Saturday, but I was routling around in the shed and found an old sketchbook. I thought you might like to take a peek.

These were done with Hertford Art Society, some Saturday life drawing, and some Tuesday evening meetings, long, long ago. The clothed models are art society members and we all took turns to sit, if I remember correctly, because the model failed to show. A valuable meeting!

See you at the end of  January.

Hertford Art Society 30.10.2010

As usual we began with quick poses, 2 minutes each, where the girls walked around the room and stopped in a pose.

After that they sat for half an hour.

This was an hour before lunch.

After lunch, the pose was set for the afternoon.

I really have to question my opting for concentrating on the head, which I can do anywhere, anytime, when I had two beautiful, unclothed, young ladies, sitting and working hard all day! Shame on me. 

On the plus side, they, Sarah and Penny, very generously allowed me to take photographs, for reference at home.