Saturday, 29 September 2012

An Inauspicious Start

Sofia, Dulwich Art Group, September 2012
Model: Sofia
In truth, this was not my first picture for the Dulwich Art Group...

The Insalubrious Scout Hut
The Insalubrious Scout Hut
My first day was halfway through a three week session, and the only vantage point available to me was a darkened corner at the back of the room, which afforded me a very poor view of the straggle haired vagrant they'd stripped and mounted on a block.

With only a skinny arse to interpret, I ended up spending more time crudely capturing the ambience of the Scout Hut...

Knee Cap Model: Steve.
You can see the rest of him (twice) in this later painting...
I passed on the next session, the last of this series, and opted instead for a one-off Saturday slot to make up. With only a couple of hours to play with I wimped out on the paints and stuck to magic markers – see the picture of Sofia above.

I promise to dip brush in pigment next time...

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