1st entry for Feb 12, 2015

On the Thursday at a Collective drawing session, Mel was the volunteer model. These are some 1-minute and 3-minute studies, done with Pitt pen on 18 x 18" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.

3rd entry for Feb 9, 2015

These are all mixes of Pitt medium pen and india ink brushpen washes on a variety of papers. The top one is 5 minutes, and the other four are 10-minute studies.
The top one is on 14 x 17" Strathmore Bristol paper, the second one is on 18 x 18" Canson Watercolour paper, and the lower three are on 15 x 18" sheets of Curry's cold-press rag watercolour paper.
Brushpens depend on a flow of ink or water through the bristles, which is partly capillary action. I am using some thinned-down washes in them, which isn't the ink formulated for the Pentel ones, and has more pigment particles to potentially clog the water feed in ones designed for water only, so viscosity and clogging are challenges. Different papers change the way the pens behave.
The bristol is a cold surface, but its smoothness is helpful in that less ink is needed, as it stays up top, and the brushpen can keep pace better without going dry.
The Canson is a bit finicky with the brushpen - it seems to eat a bit too much ink too fast.
The Curry's 200 lb. paper plays very nicely with inks - they sit on the top with a bit of a crisper but granular quality that I like. The slightly beige colour of it plays nicely with the ink colour, too.
I was also using some cheaper waterbrushes that I have, filled with ink washes. Squeezing their flexible barrel a a lot of the time while putting in values meant they deliver a lot more ink than the Pentel pens do by capillary feed alone. I'm getting less afraid of the unpredictability of that, which is helpful.

2nd entry for Feb 9, 2014

These are a couple of 3-minute studies at top, and 5-minute ones below. The top five are Pitt calligraphy point pen on 18 x 18" Canson Recycled Sketch paper.  The two below are medium point Pitt pen with some india ink brushpen wash on 14 x 17" Strathmore Bristol paper.
It's funny how time can seem malleable - sometimes five or 10 minutes seems like such a long time, while others it zips by. that was an evening where it seemed more could get done in the shorter time.

1st entry for Feb 9, 2015

On the Monday night, Lena was working at the White House Project space in Kensington.  These are 30-second, 1-minute and 2-minute studies, plus a 5-minute head study from the end of the night (I was a bit low on paper.)
These are all Pitt Calligraphy pen on 18 x 18" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.

3rd entry for Feb 8, 2014

After the morning 519 session I went over to ARC, and worked on a couple of longer studies of Gwen there.
The top one is roughly 2 hours, with ink wash underdrawing and oil-based pencil on top of 18 x 24" Canson Montval Watercolour paper.
The lower one is a 20-minute study with the same media, but in a 12 x 18" area on the page. The drawing is underdeveloped, but also this sort of pose is very difficult to make work in a vertical format; either the figure looks truncated at the legs, or they extend awkwardly out of frame. The fade out here is too abrupt and just looks awkward and amputated.

2nd entry for Feb 8, 2015

 These are a 20-minute study up top, and three 25-minute studies below that.

The top one is on 18 x 24" Strathmore paper; the next two are on 15 x 22" sheets of cold-pressed watercolour paper, and the bottom one is on an 18 x 24" sheet of Canson Watercolour paper.
All are ink washes on paper, using a mix of brushpens and regular brushes.

1st entry for Feb 8, 2015

On the Sunday morning, Greg was back at the 519's monthly morning session. these are 3-minute studies,  trying to stick with the blind gesture, but edging away from it in places.
All are Pitt pen on 18 x 24" sheets of Canson Recycled Sketch paper.