Live model on Monday - with Marina

 We had a great session last Monday! The 'starters' are no longer starters, there is so much progress! Also I was delighted to see Kyriakoula and Maria back from their travels and busy schedules - and they were both in excellent shape...

The morning itself doesn't change much! We had Melisandre as our model and we started with a 'warming up', one-minute poses, in which she slowly turns around. Not everybody is equally good at this, but because there's absolutely no time to think, participants often surprise themselves with their accuracy! (see above). After the one-minute poses, the two minutes all of a sudden seem very long...

After the warming up we draw a couple of poses for 10 minutes and because we started early we could squeeze out three poses before the coffee break!

After refreshing tea coffee and healthy cookies, we have a long pose - until 12 o'clock. Some use that time to get a lot of detail in, shadow, background, resemblance, others walk around and draw the model from various positions, and then there are some who like to experiment... With colours, with paint or other materials... Very interesting results - I love to see so many different styles!:

 

Live drawing on Monday mornings - with Marina Kulik

Every other Monday morning, we have a live nude in the Hangar. This class is not really meant to create  beautiful artwork, we are not going for the result, the objective is to develop drawing skills.

Nevertheless, often fabulous drawings are created, and the participants all find their own style.

As you can see from these pictures... You can clearly see the pose, and the regulars will immediately recognise Brigitte - yet all drawings are so different!

Monday 14 April we're doing it again, with the beautiful Marie-Jo as our model. The week after, Pim takes the participants out, to draw in nature. If you want to join, you are very welcome - there is still space in both groups - let us know and you will receive a weekly update by email...

Live Drawing - alternate Monday mornings with Marina

Charmian - drawing with regular graphite pencil

 

Every other Monday morning, we have a live nude model in the Hangar. We draw all morning, with different materials and in very different styles. Live drawing is difficult - it involves motion and emotion and knowledge of anatomy and all of that is very good for you! As all participants will agree. Last Monday Brigitte modeled for us, and here are a coule of pictures - not the best, I took them with my phone, but it will give you an idea of what we're doing. Somehow the pictures of Christiane and Bernard (which were so GOOD!) have disappeared - I will make up for that next time...

 

Kyria made a lot of very quick, big sketches. With charcoal

This drawing by Pauline is created with white pencil on black paper

Betty's version was created with an all-graphite stick

The artist at work: Neville with pencil on canvas-paper

Claudie worked on black paper with white crayon

 

Our next session will be on March the 3d! You are invited to come and to try it out - basic materials and the model are included in the class-fee of 18€. If you would like to join, drop Marina an email (via the hangar website) or comment below for more info!