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111-3304-07 – Live sketching again

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Live sketching again

I convinced my wife to come with me to Art Caravan in BGC for this figure sketching session. The model was Mia Aquino  – she was a good model and it was a nice session. We even got some freebies from Art Caravan (pencils and a sketch pad).

Too skeletal

I used an Ulson pencil (5B), given by Art Caravan as a freebie (along with a sketch-pad), for the second sketch. She looks a bit too skeletal I think!

Bright gel pens

On the third sketch I tried out one of my Sakura Glaze gel pens. I like the way I get very luminous lines.

Not pregnant

For the last sketch I went back to my comfort zone – using watercolour pencils, watercolour and a little ink.


Sun-7-Dec-2025

111-3292-5 – Live sketching with Mia Aquino

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Live sketching

At the end of November I joined a different life drawing group in Cubao. Each of the first two poses was 30 minutes then we had 45 minutes for each of the last two. I had to leave a bit early to get home for a video call with my mum on her birthday, so the last one was a bit rushed. I think the third drawing was the most successful…even if her head does seem a bit too small!

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45 minutes
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Sun-23-Nov-2025

89-2742-43 – Couples poses

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Here are the last of my sketches from the #PensNBrushes life drawing session a few weekends ago. As I often find to be the case, after several hours of intense drawing and painting (including all the sketches of 2, 5 and 10 minute poses, that I posted earlier), I was only really satisfied with the last one I did!

Sat-15-Jun-2024

89-2740-41 – Twenty minute poses

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Here are more of my sketches from the #PensNBrushes life drawing session a few weekends ago. After the initial intense sessions we had poses of 20 minutes – so I had time to use watercolour as well as watercolour pencils and ink. I can’t say I was very satisfied with the results though…maybe having more time is not such a good thing!

Sat-15-Jun-2024

89-2734-39 – Female model 2-10 mins

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Here is the next batch of sketches I did at the #PensNBrushes life drawing session last weekend. As with the male model the first poses were for 2 minutes, then we moved on to 5 and then 10 minutes. I used a mixture of water-soluble graphite, water-soluble ink, watercolour and watercolour pencils. The model was wearing a frilly colour and cuffs…which I thought got in the way a bit. Even when the poses are very short, I find painting with watercolour most satisfying.

Sat-15-Jun-2024

89-2728-33 – Male model 2-15 mins

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Here is the first batch of sketches I did at the #PensNBrushes life drawing session last weekend. The male model’s first poses were for 2 minutes only, then we moved on to 5 and then 15 minutes, before we had a break. I used water-soluble graphite, some water-soluble ink, watercolour and a #FaberCastell watercolour pencil. You might notice that the model was wearing a white colour and cuffs…a bit distracting for me, but this was part of the organiser’s theme of #AfterTheBall and moonlit figures.

Sat-15-Jun-2024

86-2675-76 – Couples

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Here are the last two sketches I did at the @PensNBrushesArt life drawing session on Friday 19th April. The two models put on some headgear (kind of crowns made from sticks and dried plants) and did some 20 minute couples poses. These were done using a mixture of #Derwent water soluble graphite sketching pencils and watercolour pencils, watercolour and ink. The last one is the sketch I was most satisfied with from the whole session.

Fri-19-Apr-2024

86-2671-73 – Twenty minute poses

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More life drawing from the @PensNBrushesArt life drawing session on Friday 19th April. These are all 20 minute poses done using a mixture of #Derwent water soluble graphite sketching pencils and watercolour pencils, watercolour and ink.

Fri-19-Apr-2024

86-2668-70 – Female model

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More life drawing from the @PensNBrushesArt life drawing session on Friday 19th April. These poses varied from 2 to 5 minutes each and were done using a mixture of #Derwent graphite sketching pencils and ink.

Fri-19-Apr-2024