saturday pastel "C"

top image obviously charcoal advanced a bit -

still not finished...

and second is this mornings pastel...

the model gave a brilliant smile when

it was done so its has her advance

seal of approval..... and yes I thought

it OK - will be one of my four pictures

for the Christmas mixed exhibition

at the Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh...

start of a charcoal

this is a detail of todays drawing with Miss"C"-

I have the delight of working with this model

for three mornings in succession so

I might finish this one with her tomorrow

or from photographs taken during the session...

I wanted to take the charcoal fairly slowly and

by heaven I did!

Charcoal on Saunders Waterford paper precoated

with a couple of layers of acrylic gesso.

Thursday morning

I like several variations on this pose-

and this lady has such a natural elegance

that it works well with her.....

Conte, Unison and Kremer pastels

on Clairefontaine Paselmat

pastel - wednesday

both the model and I were a little restless

this morning - perhaps it was the effect

of the new ( bright) polka dot dress I

have had made for my sitters....

pastel

"C" sunday pastel

pastel done this morning-

I have not captured the natural grace

of this model yet but I will keep trying!

Anna digital collage

another foray into photoshop using my drawings

and textures - this seems a good way of spending

time between models.....

Next visit from model is Sunday so I

hope to have drawing to upload then

digital collage

I suspect I will not get many "hand pulled" prints

done this winter so I am going to do some

digital collages based on my drawings and

messed through photoshop....

I have an A3 pigment ink printer so will

be printing them myself on watercolour paper.

This is the first one I am playing with -

it may be ready to print....

small editions of about 21...