1st entry for Sept 15, 2014

On the Monday night I was over at the TSA. Deb was working that night. These are some 1-minute studies, done with Pitt pen on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper..

2nd entry for Sept 7, 2014

These are three 15-minute studies and a 20-minute one. The top one is Pitt pen and graphite underdrawing on 18 x 24" Canson Mixed Media paper. The lower three are water-soluble graphite pencils and Artgraf washes on 18 x 24" Canson Montval watercolour paper.

1st entry for Sept 7, 2014

On the Sunday morning, Carmina was working at Rebellion Gallery. These are a 1-minute study, two 5-minute ones and three 10-minute ones below that.
All are done with Pitt pen on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.

3rd entry for Sept 5, 2014

These are some 15-minute studies, done with water-soluble graphite pencils and Artgraf washes on 18 x 24" sheets of either Canson Montval or Stathmore watercolour paper.
Except for the middle one, which is the same material on an 18 x 24" sheet of Strathmore Series 300 paper. It has some active background marks, but i'm not happy with the figure and its' awkward head. I include it mainly to add context; that not every drawing comes together - some crap out in the middle of an otherwise okay drawing night.

2nd entry for Sept 5, 2014

These are a 5-minute study, three 10-minute ones and a 15-minute one at bottom. All are on 18 x 24" Canson papers, using Pitt marker.  The 2nd last one was a challenge posed by the hosts, to incorporate some back-to-school  things - post-its and flash cards - they supplied into the drawing.
The lowest one also has some dilute india ink and water-soluble graphite on it.

1st entry for Sept 5, 2014

It was lingerie night at Round Venue in Kensington Market on the Friday night. Burlesque performer Mitzi Cream was there that night with some of her boudoir wear. The study above is a 10-minute one, Pitt pen on 18 x 24" Canson Recycled Sketch paper. The ones below are all the same paper and pen, but are three 1-minute ones and five 3-minute studies.

2nd entry for Sept. 4, 2014

These are a 10-minute study, two 15-minute ones and a roughly 7-minute one at the bottom.  The top one is Pitt calligraphy-point pen and dilute ink washes on Canson Recycled Sketch paper.
The next two are water-soluble graphite pencil and Artgraf washes on Canson Montval paper, and the last one is a Pitt medium point marker, dilute india ink and Artgraf washes on Canson Mixed Media paper.
All these are on 18 x 18" sheets of paper.

1st entry for Sept. 4, 2014

On the Thursday, Sughra came to be the volunteer model at a Collective Drawing session, in a house near my studio.
These are a 3-minute study at top, a 5-minute study and two 10-minute ones. All are done with Pitt pen and some dilute india ink applied with a Pentel brushpen, on 18 x 18" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.

Entry for Sept 2, 2014

On the Tuesday I went over to Artists 25, where it was Susan working that night. The top three studies are a 5-minute and two 10-minute ones.
The lower three are two 20-minute ones and a 12-minute at bottom.
The first two are Pitt pen on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper, the next is the same pen on 18 x 24" Canson Mixed Media paper,  The last three are water-soluble graphite pencil and Artgraf washes on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Montval watercolour paper.
I felt it was a rather uneven night in terms of my drawing. A number of studies were not worth posting.

2nd entry for Aug. 31, 2014

Thank you again to everyone who came to visit last weekend at the Queen West Art Crawl. The weather was not totally co-operative, but it was great to see lots of new and familiar faces. Sunday was really lovely.

A reminder too, that TSA classes are just starting this week. There's still room in my Saturday Intro life class, and lots of other courses in a wide variety of media with excellent instructors, Get all the details at www.tsa-art.com.

These are three 10-minute studies and four 15-minute ones below. The 10-minute studies are all Pitt pen on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.
The first two 15's are on 18 x 24" sheets of Strathmore Series 300 paper; the upper one is Pitt pen and shading done with dilute india ink in a brushpen while the lower one is 2B water-soluble graphite pencil, left dry.
I have been learning with the nuances of the different pencil grades of water-soluble graphite. The 15-minute reclining pose is a 6B pencil on Canson Montval watercolour paper. The pigment releases to a much blacker value than the 2B.
The lowest one is a 4B pencil on the Montval paper, which feels like a better value range for my taste.