life drawing alive shock.......

Just to say, there is a new life drawing class starting next Saturday, 11th of June, at North Walsham High School.
Start time is 12.00pm, finish time is 2.00pm. I will be guiding for some, teaching others, and leaving some alone if that suits them best !
The price for the two hour session is £12.50, and I am running them for the next six consecutive Saturdays. If enough participants show up, we will be starting them again in September. (The Saturday Arts Programme at North Walsham High School runs term time only).
Bring your pad and some pencils !!

more vigour

The beach painting at the top was the result of a fabulously sunny day hereabouts yesterday.
The main reason for painting it, other than the weather, was to test out a new additive to my paint. It is an impasto medium, which allows me to slap the paint on thicker.
On balance, I am happy with the result and will be experimenting further with it on a larger scale with the nudes.

Below are two swiftly executed sketches from the studio last wekend. More today I hope !!

sunny days........

are meant for this.........

on the easel.......

The arrival of Spring, and a determined approach, have meant an upturn in production.

As ever, trying to strike the balance between vigour and fussiness is taxing me. Passion, not polish is my aim and although my head is hurting a little, I am happy with this stuff.

Begging Letter......

Last year up here on the North Norfolk coast, there was a new, intimate, entertaining, creative arts festival called COAST.

This year it will be very much more intimate if a few more quid can't be raised............

Everyone involved in organising COAST is working for the love of it, you would be giving to further enjoyment of and engagement with the Arts.
If you have a business or an event to publicise, you get an advert in the programme included in the price.(Prices start at £100.00).

Have a read, and see what you think.....

http://casaf.co.uk

Some good news

I have been accepted for the Fine Art MA at NUCA.....that's Norwich University College of the Arts.
It starts in October, so much thinking and creating to be done.
sketches and ideas on here soon........

Nice hat.....

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