It's a "back" thing !

2B and 4B pencil on cartridge paper

I went to a Life Drawing Group on Sunday held in an old stone barn. It's a good thing it was a warm day but a really interesting venue owned by a sculpture under the name of Justin Illusions.

Sam, our model , is excellent - I don't know how she sits so still for so long. These were half hour drawings done in the afternoon after shorter morning poses.

There is plenty of space to move around the model but it was the human back that I found so interesting to try and capture. There's something wrong with her leg in the 3rd drawing hence it's shown as a smaller image.

 And don't mention feet !!!! I've got to practise feet.

A bit of Cruising

Pencil on cartridge paper

Bridget Hunter 2012

I recently returned from a bit of cruising around the Med with some friends I've known since school days. It was a first for me and and was a bit like being back on school trips - where's my tshirt, who's got a brush, that's it I've lost my purse and so on. 

These sketches were done while lazing around on deck. And, yes, that's a bit of red nail varnish - me trying to look the part !

In Rome trying out the camera in reverse. Just like cramming into a photo booth when we were 16.

Sketching Little People

Pencil on cartridge paper

Bridget Hunter 2012

At last a sunny day so took one grandchild to playpark and had time to do some very rough sketches. I love the shapes young children make with their almost flexi frames and the baggy trousers over nappies. I just wish they would hold the pose a wee bit longer.

A bit of life drawing

Attended a life drawing group recently and came away exhausted - all that concentration. Looking at the drawings now I realise the next step should be to work more tonally. Most of the other group members were working in charcoal and I learned a lot from watching them and seeing their finished results. It's great to talk to other people about a shared interest and watch their skills and techniques.

Hands

2B Pencil in Sketchbook
Bridget Hunter 2010

Sketches of my hands while searching for something to draw!!