Lifedrawing

Ten minute watercolour sketch I did today at our art group. I am not going to show the front view sketches that I did as some people may find them offensive. Most of them were pen and watercolour sketches, I did try using a sharpie pen but the ink bled onto the paper and was too smudged. These were all 10 or 20 minute pictures. The final life study is an acrylic on canvas. We had an hour to complete it. I painted the models braids with ribbons woven into them and I mirrored the idea of them by painting a chequered floor (the floor is wood block parquet). I might post a close up later.

Ford Green Roof

Watercolour painting done today, mostly of the roof of Ford Green Hall. I started over to one side so it’s a bit squashed up on the left. I was just finishing as the rain started to come down so we went inside the cafe there for a brew and a cake.

This was a plein aire (spelling?) with the Orme Art Group. Our last session until we start up again in September.

I really enjoyed being out in the fresh air, although there was a noisy motorbike (2 stroke) zooming around and being very annoying. Ford Green Hall was built in the 15th century. Brilliant place to visit and there is a nature reserve at the back.

Life drawing

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One thing I’ve missed this year is life drawing, but I’ve been too busy to go to my usual group and things were just happening at the same time. So I’m looking to go to another group perhaps.

This painting was done in watercolour  several years ago. I’d been doing life classes and decided to exhibit some of them at Burslem School of Art before it was taken over.

I felt really please with the interest in the show and was amazed when one person wanted to buy 10 of them. Other people also wanted the same pictures but we decided the person wanting so many of them could have them. But at the end of the exhibition it turned out he didn’t have the money to pay. I was so disappointed and felt very let down.

Life has a tendency to do things like that. You just have to roll with it.

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