We kicked off 2024 with a still life on the theme of ‘Baking’. We warmed up with continuous line drawing, with our non-dominant hand (where possible), and not looking at the paper. This loosens our drawing muscles up, and trains our eyes and mind to see more correctly; we’re not focused on what our drawing looks like, we are more focused on the subject matter. Some of us stayed with continuous line for the rest of the session, and some moved on to regular drawing. We used pencil, pen, watercolour, watercolour pencil, collage, and water soluble ink.
We did have some flowers in the studio today also, although I only got one photo of the flower pictures, but it is a fabulous one, a lavender pink cyclamen with beautifully textured leaves. Some of us brought in our new - happiness inducing - art materials (some got watercolour paints, some got artist’s pens) and tried them out, creating amazing atmospheric skies, and yet again, more continuous line, but of characterful hands this time.
Also included at the end are images that some of you have done at home and have brought in. Thank you for bringing them in, I love to see them and it’s good to share with others what we get up to at home. I will post on the end of the blog each week any images form artwork that you bring in.
Thank you everyone, for a really fabulous session, that brightened up my day, and it really was quite dark and misty today!
