Last Life Drawing Class of the year 2 12 09

Male Model; Life Drawing Class 4 11 09

Figure drawing studies, Waihi Life drawing class 9 9 09

Mother and daughter, chalk pastel on a prepared canvas

A study of soles, chalk pastel on prepared paper. I forgot to take my camera to the class last night so I photographed my own studies at home. Shame, there was some great stuff done last night by the others.

Figure drawing, life drawing class 29/ 4/ 09, Stewart

Stewart has a gift for drawing and for many weeks at the life drawing class he was blowing us all away with classical life drawing studies in willow charcoal on newsprint or any old paper I had to give away. He used shading techniques to model the form, excellent, traditional life drawing studies.
Then one day he asked to borrow someone's coloured chalk pastels to have a go in colour and the next week turned up with prepared paper with abstract watercolour designs on on which to draw experimental coloured pastel studies.
He is here using coloured paper and hot and cool colours and vigorous hatching techniques.

Figure drawing, life drawing class 29/ 4/ 09, Saskia

Saskia is a sculptor and most of her works at the class are studies in form and tone, black on white.
Here she is using black pastel, firmer than willow charcoal but not so brutally black as compressed charcoal

Figure drawing, life drawing class 29/ 4/ 09, Janice

Janice has a history of design and has only recently started to learn all the tricks of painting and drawing. She is a fast learner and already has many fine paintings based on the human form.
Everyone in the class is happy to share their knowledge and it seems I have two classes in one with the experienced people inspiring each other (and everyone else) and the beginners to whom I give a series of drawing exercises and lessons.