Live Nude Sketching

Live Nude SketchingToday I was live model sketching with Margit König’s group. For the three poses at the bottom we had only five minutes each. Amazing how quickly five minutes can pass by. It was a great experience to see the totally different approaches and results of the participants. Continue reading

The Flamenco Guitarist

Flamenco

This time one of the sketchers volunteered as model. He was playing the flamenco guitar while we were trying to capture some of the rhythm and put it on paper. Continue reading

Practicing Value and Composition

Two Cups and a Saucer, oil on paper 15x15cm (5.9×5.9 inch)
Two Cups and a Saucer, oil on paper 15x15cm (5.9×5.9 inch)

My first apple made me realize that I’m lacking some basic skills. I bought Carole Marine‘s excellent book Daily Painting and started with a value and composition exercise.