Another Life Drawing Night

Last night I did another life drawing session.
This time there were 2 models posing at the same time!
The tutor explained that we needn't necessarily draw both models all the time and that it would have been wise to focus on only one model and give only a hint of the other.
Of course I disregarded this advice and, as I have a competitive nature, took it as a challenge against time to see whether I could draw both models on all poses.
In that respect it didn't go too bad even because I also disregarded the other usual advice of drawing as big as you can, using charcoals on the usual enourmous sheets of paper on the easel and instead opted for an A4 sketchbook and pencil. I have instead mixed feelings about the artistic value of some of the drawings. Maybe there was something in what the tutor said after all.
Towards the end of the session the lights went off for a power failure and we all remained in the dark. Only Matt Cruickshank heroically didn't give up on drawing and regardeless of the darkness, aided by the light produced by his mobile phone kept on working on those fantastic sketches of his.

Those mean three-wheelers

Life Drawing Night

I've been life drawing again yesterday, it was quite a long time since the last time I did a session.
I hope it doesn't show too much.
The drawings are far too big for my scanner so I took some pictures with a digital camera.
You can see the same poses from different points of view from Matt and Stephane's blogs.

Life Drawing 2

These are all drwings of the same model He's a japanese dancer, he's incredibly lean and has great control of his body. I never saw anybody staying still as he does.

Grooming

Line vs. light

These two drawings have probably only in common that they've been done by me and that the models where sitting down.
The drawing of the man was done in a beautiful natural light and I could express myself in an almost violent way with charcoals.
The woman was instead modelling under neon light.
Maybe the clinical light made me more intrusive as I tried to picture her finest details with a sharp pencil.

life drawing 1

Until I produce some new stuff I'll upload some old drawings.
Here's a drawing of the model posing for the artists.
These drawings were done at Steve Palmer's classes at the Art House in Lewisham Way.

New blog start

Hi and welcome to my personal blog.
Hopefully it'll grow to accomodate more of my artworks as I produce some fresh stuff.
Hope you'll enjoy.