'Sleeper'
John Mainwaring, Charcoal on Paper
In the last few weeks the life drawing group (which I go to on Tuesday mornings, and which we hold in a room in the library building in Ruthin), had a small show in the library exhibition space.
The works were selected democratically, (i.e., everyone brought along a few drawings and the group collectively selected a couple of drawings by each participant).
I enjoyed seeing so many good pieces, and I particularly liked the variety of approaches by the group members. This variety is obviously a result the way the group organises itself, with no leader or tutor. So no uniform briefs are set, - everyone has their own objectives.
John's picture (above) of the 'Sleeper' is, I think, very strong and direct, his lines are confident and I admire the way he always considers (either consciously or intuitively) the composition.
But, hey, it's not my place to comment, so I'll just show you some of the other work and you can see what you think.
'Amazon Nude 1 & 2'
Peter Mearns, Pastel & Charcoal
'Queen of Hearts'
James Cole, Pastel
'Reflection 1'
Sheila Drury, Pastel
'Reposing Lady'
Jeff Stamper, Pencil and Wash
'Reclining Male'
Ray Jeacock, Conté Crayon
'Sleeping'
Susheela Lowrie, Water Colour
'Life Study Male'
Patrick Walters, Oil
'My Oldest Friend'
Sylvia Evans, Conté Crayon
'Standing Man'
Colin Lanceley, Charcoal
'Study of Female Back'
Helen Conrad, Pencil and Coloured Pencil
'Androgyny'
Gail Cooper, Chalk and Charcoal
'Reclining Nude'
Harry Robertson, Oil Pastel
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Who painted this angel, and in which painting?
(The answer will be in the next posting.)
And here's the answer from the last posting -
'The Descent from the Cross'
by Rogier van der Weyden, Oil on Panel, between 1435 and 1438
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"O painter skilled in anatomy, beware lest the undue prominence of the bones, sinews and muscles cause you to become a wooden painter from the desire to make your nude figures reveal all."
Leonardo da Vinci
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