w/e Feb 6... a new beginning

[macrobertson]

The ball is starting to roll again, there are some slight changes for Life Drawing this year. Thursday nights are back:D... there will be a new 'Sketch Club' at a new venue for the next 8 Saturdays, :D and there will be one Tuesday night a month.. and possibly two portrait sessions a month :)

so here is this years first instalment
from Thursday, all A3... three 10 minutes, two 15's and a 20 minute.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Feb-2010/14751-IMGP2248.JPG

and from Saturday, A3's again, a 15 minute, two 25's and a 10 minute
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/06-Feb-2010/14751-IMGP2259.JPG

Mac

[Journeyman]

Hooray for Thursday nights Mac :D and all the others, looks like an exciting year ahead for you and for us following. :)

Wonderful faces from Thursday but I think you should post them individually so we can see their full magnificence :)

:wave: Dave

[wandathefish]

A few lines, a scritch here, a scratch there. And there you are, voila, ART! Fifteen minutes would not even suffice for me to find my charcoal, HA!

[Galdor]

Mac, beautiful sketches! I love the frontal standing pose. Let's all have a wonderful new begining.

[Michaelmcg]

Good to see you haven't lost your touch, Mac. Amazing stuff for relatively short poses!

Michael

[mburrell]

Mac,
Nice start to a new season
Mike

[SusanEleven]

Awesome sketches. I love your style nd the moodiness you get with such quick poses. These are just wonderful!

[bethanyt]

I can't believe what beautiful results you get from such a short amount of time! That face with the turn of the head- fabulous!
(the second one looks like a hard pose to hold.... ha ha!)

[macrobertson]

Dave, the solution for falling numbers was to make our Tuesday group a monthly one... but then this other group started up in a nearby region and if it's popular they might run it by terms:D
I don't think any are any magnificent enough to post fully... the last female figure one is a classic case of overworking... I should have stopped at 15 minutes!

Wanda, yes I thought I'd give 'scratchy' a try, it seems to work for some artists, and I tend to be rather 'heavy' lined!

William yep, I'll second that!

Michael, its a bit like riding a bike... but I want to be a better rider!

Mike, its good to be on the way again!

thanks Susan, yes I can't do 'academic'

Bethany, I think that face was better before I overworked it... but there will be plenty more... and I think the model was a little more comfortable than she looks here ;)

[DFGray]

always good to be back at it Mac,
those saturday pieces look great!

[macrobertson]

thanks Dan!

Dave asked for some larger pics, I didn't really think I was back in the swing yet but here's a couple that may be interesting.

15 minute charcoal on pastel paper
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Feb-2010/14751-IMGP2244.JPG

15 minute Conte on toned paper

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Feb-2010/14751-IMGP2254.JPG

Mac

[roy-p]

I'm so glad the ball has started to roll again :thumbsup:

I was arching my neck to get a better view of that reclining figure (middle one, topmost row), which is my favorite, when I scrolled down to find a bigger, upright version! Thank You for that pic!

Your lines describe so much with so little :clap:

[trevors]

Good to see you back at it Mac and I don't think you could get far from your swing ! Last one is my favourite you could title it "morning" :lol:

[macrobertson]

I'm so glad the ball has started to roll again :thumbsup:

thanks, yes I feel I'm going to expand my horizons this year ... and am hoping to raise my bar a little higher as well!

Trevor, I certainly miss it when the swing isn't moving

and he calls that one with empty cup and just wearing a hat, "after the races" :p

Mac