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These are final drawings from the first and last session of the life drawing course and this really does show the problems at measuring progress in an artistic endeavour. The drawing on the left has a number of faults but has an interest due to its simplicity of line and form. The one on the right marks a transitional point in my artistic career and as such is not really the culmination of five weeks work but rather a stepping stone to something new. Nonetheless it does mark significant progress even if the actual colour needs a lot of work…in fact the photo makes the drawing look better than it does in real life.

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This is the first of two images that try and record the progress I have made during a five week life drawing class. As with all things artistic progress is a very wooly concept open to interpretation, personal taste and experience. The drawing session usually involved 3 or 4 drawings and this shows no 3 in each session. The drawing on the right is from the first week and one on the left is from the last and I think it is far to say there is a difference and I would say progress.

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This must go under the…’I just don’t believe it…’

http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2130486/-tight-…

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Oh it never rains until it pours – I think I’ve got a cold. Actually I suspect it is a variation of the bug/virus thing I have been suffering from over the past few weeks. So I’m spending my time messing around with Brushes…here’s my latest mess about

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I knocked this up after a long day driving…I was knackered.

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The view from the restaurant …10 minutes ago this was almost a white out. Going south in a couple of hours – makes me feel like a snow goose.

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There is something wonderful about the work of Hans Holbein the younger and the exhibition at the Queens Gallery in Edinburgh truly does justice to his genius. This inspired me to create this drawing.

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