HAS

Same format as usual, a couple of 10 minute poses, a 20 minute pose, a half hour pose and then a rest of the day pose.

Not much to show, again, although I thought at the time I was working quite hard!

I was too excited about my forthcoming TV appearance to concentrate, and people kept coming to ask all about it, after I announced it.

Just for fun, the BBCs' The One Show is having their own 'Summer Exhibition' and asked viewers to submit artwork. I was informed on Friday that I have been shortlisted, and invited to appear on the show on Monday 27th July at 7pm. If you cannot watch live, the programme can be found on the website up to a week afterwards.
I am nervous and excited, but I intend to enjoy the day and have fun.

HAS

Started with 10 minute sketches and I think this poor specimen must have put me off, because from then I concentrated on the head and shoulders for the rest of the day!

These two will probably be used for paintings in my 'Hats' series!

These two oil sketches are in the wrong order, the first, taking all afternoon (!), (1 1/2 hrs really, but more gossiping than painting I know), the second done in the half hour before lunch. Both of which need a lot of tweeking.

I do feel that I didn't do very well, and have vowed to spend the time at HAS better focussed in future.

Extra Helpings

Sorry, not HAS! I went along, last evening, to a local art club, St Germans, and found a welcoming, warm, busy atmosphere. Everyone had brought along something to do, be it flowers, photos of landscapes or cats or dogs, and then there was me, who asked permission to sketch the artists at work. I got a jolly nice, interested, response, both to the request, and to the results.

I started with carbon pencil, and hated it. So I changed to charcoal..........much better, far quicker to get a result and much more managable.

Fantastic Day!

I actually got to Hertford Art Society on Saturday, it took two hours to get there from my new home, a 7 o'clock start by train! It was well worth the effort as I had a fantastic day. It followed the usual format, but as we got there early I sketched a fellow artist geting her caffeine fix!

Enjoy! And happy painting!

Well, sorry, folks, but I didn't get to HAS life drawing on Saturday. Lack of funds. You really can't spend 25 quid on a 'day out' when there is only 80 in the pot! If I sold everything I did the very next day, maybe it would be justifiable. No good moaning, but I was really disappointed. Roll on end of Feb!

To keep you going, here are a few drawings from previous sessions, that I saw fit to keep.

Most of them are big, on 19" x 27" sheets of Canson pastel paper.



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I used to skip the quick sketches, and go out to buy my sandwich, couldn't see the point! Fool that I was! And I didn't used to paint, either, but concentrate on charcoal drawing, except that one time with watercolour. Funny how things change.

Thanks for your visit, I really appreciate it.

I have numbered the pictures in case you have a comment, also for ease if you wish to purchase any (or all!) of the drawings, they are 25 GBP each.

Please email me sharon.wright9@btopenworld.com if you are interested.

Life Drawing HAS

First we did two ten minute drawings to warm up. I wouldn't normally try for the whole thing in such a short time, especially with two models! I think I caught the essence, although accuracy suffered a lot.



Next was two twenty minute poses, and going to the other extreme I concentrated on Geralds' head!

For the rest of the day, this pose was set. I was very pleased with this. Usually we have two models and they are separated most of the time, or posed together in a very unlikely way. This I thought could be any couple snuggled up together, watching TV.

I realised afterwards that after two hours I was fiddling with the painting and spoiling what I had done. Next time, which will be the last Saturday in January, I shall try to do two small oils. I really don't know why I didn't think to change position and do another on Saturday.

Go With the Flow!

We started the day with several 20 minute poses. There were two models, usually one stood and the other sat, crouched or lay down. I have no idea why, but I will always opt for a sitting, crouching or laying down pose! The last one here was an exercise in not taking the charcoal off the paper. I actually love the way it is all out of proportion, one arm thicker than the other, her head too small, etc.!

This was a 1 hour pose, and the other model, just before lunch. I was having a great time, it was one of those days where just putting charcoal to paper resulted in a drawing. No analysing, no thinking, no struggling, no labouring, just going with the flow. I love those days!

This was my effort for the rest of the day, about 21/2 hours. Not much to show is it, but I was flying high and enjoyed it immensely. I can see now that a few areas need cooling down, and I'm not sure if I like her floating!

Thanks for your visit, see you next month.

Hertford Art Society

2 minute sketch

1 hour sketch

2 hour sketch, afternoon pose

20 minute sketch

20 minute sketch

10 minute sketch

8 minute sketch

4 minute sketch

I've not posted these in the order we did them, which I was trying to do, and now I can't change the order!

We started with the 2o minute sketches, then the 10, 8,4,2minutes, then the 1 hour painting before lunch.

The model I chose to draw, Thelma, then did a new pose for the afternoon. The other model, Michelle kept to the same pose as before lunch.

I had a thoroughly wonderful day, interspersed by plenty of chat, coffee and fag breaks!

Coming Soon

It was my intention to have a separate blog for the HAS life drawing sessions every month.
And to post everything I did on the day.
I won't go back and post stuff here that is already on the other blog, so the next scheduled day is at the end of September.
Sorry to disappoint, but once I get going it will be good.