Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Life Drawing.







First of all my most humble apologies for not being so active both in posting, and visiting your blogs. A combination of internet problems and lack of time due to work have caused this, none of which Ive been able to help.
As you can imagine, Ive not been able to produce much lately but I thought I could take this opportunity to post some oldies. These are pencil drawings from life, I used to pay at the door to draw from a model. This was a time when I drew almost every day. I feel my observation was sharper then than it is now but hey, there will be more time again at some point. More oldies to follow.
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  1. Pat O'Driscoll15 July 2014 at 16:50

    Kev, these are great. I'm impressed. Not only observation but patience too.

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    1. Kev's Art16 July 2014 at 01:24

      Many thanks Pat. I think I did have more patience 20 odd years ago, I had more time too!

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  2. Celia Blanco16 July 2014 at 02:45

    As they say, oldies but goodies...beautiful to see your older work. It is always a struggle to find the time to do the things we enjoy, I hope you will be able to get back to it soon!

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    1. Kev's Art16 July 2014 at 04:48

      Thank you Celia. What frightens me is just how long ago it was. Eeek!!

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  3. Victor Errington16 July 2014 at 08:33

    Wonderful Drawings Kev. Life classes are worth it don`t you thjink? I go every Monday evening, it`s great.. all the best Kev.
    Vic.

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    1. Kev's Art17 July 2014 at 07:14

      Thanks Vic. Yes, life drawing, more than anything else,makes you attend to the fundamentals. It's good ground work. Glad you are enjoying it too.

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  4. Joan Tavolott17 July 2014 at 16:55

    Thanks so much for coming over to my blog and commenting when time is so precious. I enjoy reading your comments.

    Great job on the drawings, Kevin! The body shapes are nicely done. Too bad work gets in the way of our creative side. I haven't taken a life drawing class in ages...maybe I need to get into that too.

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    1. Kev's Art18 July 2014 at 09:21

      Thank you Joan! Think nothing of it. Do you know, it's actually easier to share views on art from someone like yourself, from another country, than it is with someone from home and it's all due to my job. LOL!!! Aaah, the miracles of technology!!!

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  5. Anonymous20 July 2014 at 11:19

    Fantastic drawings, Kev!

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    1. Kev's Art21 July 2014 at 02:33

      Thanks Judy!!

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    2. Cora21 July 2014 at 03:01

      Hello Kev,
      I was away for more than a week, so I was also absent in the bloggerworld. I am impressed with these drawings. Unlike you I have no oldies, because unfortunately I just started my painting a few years ago. And the reason, as we all know, lack of time.

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    3. Kev's Art23 July 2014 at 00:19

      Thanks Cora. Lack of time is so frustrating, especially when something has gone well and you are "on a roll". All we can do is do our best and keep plugging away. The oldies will appear eventually. Lol.

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  6. stefanie stark28 July 2014 at 12:34

    Oh what a wonderful idea to share your "oldies". I love it to see how many different variations of art you made. And you have captured so many details and how great it looks how you have met the movement of the models. I'm looking forward to more oldies!

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    1. Kev's Art31 July 2014 at 03:13

      Thanks so much Stefanie! As we say in the UK, the old ones are always the best ones! As I grow older I have to keep believing that, LOL!!!

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  7. minnemie5 August 2014 at 05:02

    Oh my goodness, these are in incredible! I imagine that one has to work quite fast when drawing from life (I have never done it), but if so, your attention to detail and striking value changes makes me stand in awe all the more. Fantastic!

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    1. Kev's Art6 August 2014 at 05:09

      Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! I'm not going to lie, these weren't done quickly, truth is one of them took 2 sittings and a total of 5 hours. This kind of work really stretched me.

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  8. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com9 August 2014 at 17:04

    I really enjoyed seeing these wonderful drawings - full of sensitive shading and volume. They would be wonderful to use as studies for paintings. They are fully realized interiors with nudes. Fabulous stuff could come from these. I love the work of B Dunstan.

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    1. Kev's Art10 August 2014 at 00:11

      Thanks so much Julie. I'm hoping for a change of working hours in the next few months so I can once again do more of this sort of thing. Thanks for the heads up, I'm off to check out B. Dunstan now. Hope you enjoyed your hols.

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  9. Catharina Engberg10 August 2014 at 13:26

    I like your pictures. Hope all is fine with you and your family. Take care.

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    1. Kev's Art12 August 2014 at 11:09

      Thanks Catharina and the same to you. Hope you're enjoying your new home.

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    2. Catharina Engberg26 August 2014 at 09:30

      I like my new place, and it is so much easier to clean ;) Hope all is fine with you Kev. Take care!

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