Is April the Cruellest Month?

I'm not sure if it's the cruellest month, but April has been very busy for me already. I was out of town over Easter, visiting Swansea. We had a bit more sunshine and got out a couple of times. Visiting friends and family makes it difficult for me to get away to do any sketching. I managed a little at a pub lunch to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday, but had to keep stopping as others wanted me to join in on conversations!

At The King Arthur, Gower

The owner of the half finished face was so striking. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish it. At least I got an impression of the expression.

The next day, I managed to sketch one of the other customers of Joe's in Mumbles, but I had to leave the rest of the page until I was next in Shipley (on my own).

Joe's and Costa

Here's a quick throw away sketch of my cat. She never stays still when I try to draw her. It is uncanny how she knows, even when she's asleep.

Black Cat Before She Moves

And then what do you know? I'm back in Shipley at Costa Coffee...

Slow Day at Costa

The Angels and Acrobats course started up again after our Easter break. The session before Easter we had Joy modelling for us as we created our first clay figures. These figures were put in the damp cupboard to stop them from drying out too much before we worked on the next stage in the process. This week, we hollowed out the figures. If you pot clay that is too thick into the kiln there is a chance that the piece will explode. So we practiced cutting the figures open and hollowing out the areas that were possibly too thick. Before I did this, I took a couple of photos of my figure.

Female Figure 1

Female Figure 2