Keeping up the Practice

The no slacking off rule was easy to keep because there was a Saturday People session this week. For once I actually got up early on Saturday morning to go to the morning session. This meant that I had two days of two hours of life drawing. Joseph, the model, was very good. The first hour was broken into three twenty minute poses and after the break, we had an hour long standing pose.

First Pose of the Day

Number Two

Last Twenty Minute Pose

Longer Standing Pose

The three shorter drawings were done with a 6B graphite stick, and then I switched to charcoal for the longer drawing. This is all sticking firmly in my comfort zone. Now I'm back into the habit of the drawing sessions, I will have to get back to challenge myself a bit more.

Sunday was sunny, if rather cold. We decided to make the most of the sunshine and get out for a walk. I took some sketching materials, with a plan to do some thumbnails rather than full blown sketches. I concentrated on the clouds, which were dramatic, demonstrating Yorkshire skyscapes at their best. Since I enjoyed it so much, I've done a few more this week.

Cloud Thumbnails 1

Cloud Thumbnails 2

Cloud Thumbnails 3