1st entry for Oct 22, 2012

I didn't go figure drawing 'til the next Monday, when Sandra was at Diane's Drawing Room session.  Sandra's work was good, but it wasn't one of my stronger nights. That's how it goes - not every occasion works as well, but they are part of the package too.
These are 1-minute studies, done with medium compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of bond paper.

3rd entry for Oct 15, 2012

(It's not too late -  the start of the upcoming 6-week introductory life drawing class I'll be teaching at the Toronto School of Art on Tuesday mornings is now Nov 6th, so you can still enroll.
For more details, visit the TSA website - www.tsa-art.ca)

These are two 10-minute studies, done with hard Nobel compressed charcoal on 22 x 30" sheets of 90 lb. Maidstone rag paper. The lowest one is a 15-minute study done with the same charcoal on a 23 x 34" sheet of Woolfitt's 'mystery' rag paper.

2nd entry for Oct. 15, 2012

These are some 3-minute studies above and some 5-minute ones below (the bottom four, I think). All are done with hard Nobel compressed charcoal. The top two are on 18 x 24" Canson Recycled Sketch paper, the next two are on 18 x 24" Canson Draw paper, and the lowest two are on 23 x 34" sheets of Durotone paper.

1st entry for Oct 15, 2012

(A reminder about upcoming 6-week introductory life drawing class I'll be teaching at the Toronto School of Art on Tuesday mornings, stating Oct 30th.
For more details, visit the TSA website - www.tsa-art.ca)


On Monday Dawn was working at Diane McGrath's Drawing Room session. These are one 1-minute study at top, and some 2-minute ones below that. The top one is  on 18 x 24" bond paper, while the other ones are on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper. Ale are done with hard compressed chacoal.
 

4th entry for Oct 14, 2012

(One more  reminder about upcoming 6-week introductory life drawing class I'll be teaching at the Toronto School of Art on Tuesday mornings, stating Oct 30th.
For more details, visit the TSA website - www.tsa-art.ca)

These are a pair of 15-minute studies of Corinne on 18 x 24" Canson Recycled Sketch paper above, and a pair of 20-minute studies on 90 lb Maidstone paper below. All are done with hard compressed Nobel charcoal.

3rd entry for Oct 14, 2012

These are three 5-minute studies above and three 10's below. The 5-minute ones are done with medium compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" bond paper. The 10-'s are done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" Canson Recycled Sketch paper.

2nd entry for Oct 14, 2012

These are some further 1-minute studies. I believe gesture drawing is a significant and very useful element in learning to draw people's bodies. It's one of the areas we'll be investigating in the upcoming 6-week introductory life drawing class I'll be teaching at the Toronto School of Art on Tuesday mornings, stating Oct 30th.
For more details, visit the TSA website - www.tsa-art.ca

1st entry for Oct 14, 2012

On the Sunday night, Corinne was working. These are some 1-minute studies, done with medium compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of bond paper.

3rd entry for Oct 12, 2012

These are a 15-minute study above and two 20-minute ones below. The top one is on 18 x 24" Canson Recycled Sketch paper, and the lower two are on 22 x 30" sheets of 90 lb. Maidstone rag paper. All are done with hard Nobel compressed charcoal, but with these I did some light preliminary line sketching with conte crayon.

2nd entry for Oct 12, 2012

These are two 5-minute studies, two 10-minute ones and a 15-minute study at the bottom. All are on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper (except the top, on bond). All done with hard Nobel compressed charcoal (which DeSerres carries).