15 members were present at the Bowls Club this morning. Maggie Ann was our model, and she had provided us with some very challenging pieces on the still life table too.
so while Maggie Ann put her feet up and generally loafed about we cracked on.
so while Maggie Ann put her feet up and generally loafed about we cracked on.
portraits first, some good likenesses too.
from Judith
from Ian J two pencil portraits, again a good likeness. And from Harriet a two full body poses including a very successful Pencil drawing of the pose with foreshortened legs .
portraits from Elizabeth in pastel and charcoal, and from Barry in Neocolour
from Jill portraits of Maggie Ann, and Ian C drew portraits of the rest of us as we innocently went about our business
from the still life table, Jane and Jackie both tackled the thorny subject of roses, in their own inimitable style- guess which is which…
jenny painted the very densely packed and difficult pot of Fuchsias, Lesley also drew the fuchsias in pastel, and also the basket of ivy, again a very difficult and intricate subject
Sally P was also firing up her pastels with a selection of very shiny sweets, and a netted glass ball.
i’m also including Carolyn’s picture of the week here, because of the similarly netted oranges, a companion piece.
Josie used charcoal and pastels, but felt that the medium had rather taken over in this complex composition. And I battled with two Staffordshire china dogs who seem to be plotting against me, or am I just being paranoid?
The ‘full works’ sketchbook from Avril, some good likenesses again
and from Frances, wash and ink sketches, again another good likeness. Maggie Ann obviously makes a good subject.
Sandra was going back to basics, and enjoyed making up samples of pastel blending by mark making, and put it into practise with her drawing of a pear against a coloured background on Pastelmat paper
I went to a pastel demonstration yesterday which referred to pastel pictures as paintings, not drawings, because pastels were used in a painterly technique, so I will remember to refer to them as paintings in the future!
- and finally…
- Next Week is a pastel workshop session only. - if you were prevented from attending due to limited space please let Lesley know, as there is a possibility of arranging another session if enough interest is shown.
- The committee are arranging venues for summer sketching, and would like suggestions for venues, particularly for private gardens.
- if you are not coming to the workshop grasp this golden opportunity to crack on with the chairman’s project ‘On the Edge’
Sally
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