Thanks for taking a look, Mac! I can’t help it- the challenge of getting a believable face gets me every time.

Thanks for the look, Bill.
The inktense sticks go on like soft wax crayons. They are highly pigmented so I sometimes get a shock when I use the wet brush which makes the colours strong.

That makes me feel grateful for sure! Our group is so small and no-one else really wants to worry about the light set-up. As it is vital to me, I take charge of it.
If I had my way there would not be other sources of light either, but we do need to be able to see our easels!
We have half-curtains and daylight coming through windows on three sides- and on these winter afternoons we need to turn on the overhead fluorescent lights. Then I lose some of the wonderful shadows- can’t be helped.
I will just have to set up my own arrangement and hire a model!