Back to the brushes....

Our art classes resumed yesterday and it was great to get back into it and so lovely to catch up with the other ladies in the group and our mentors.  Don started us off with a revision exercise very similar to our very first class with him when we started 12 months ago.  In that class with Don we worked on a still life of a pear. At the time it was rather stressful for us.....wasn't it ladies!! We rather thought Don was mad - What? A BIG BRUSH. He's got to be joking.  Drawing a curved object with STRAIGHT LINES.  What have we gotten ourselves into.... But the finished product turned out quite well - much to my surprise.

Yesterday Don took us back to the techniques and subject of still life and had us work on two pears. It was MUCH easier this time around.

Drawing in a quick tonal study and outline with a thin brush and slurry of paint and water.

Not quite finished and I've had little people here today (thank goodness the episode of sibling battery and subsequent blood, swelling and rush to the doctors took place after my sister had picked them up and taken them home...).  I'll finish up over the weekend and post the end result for you. 

Until then stay well and happy.

Sandy xx

Edited to add evidence of sibling battery....

 Now the drama has worn off "I never wanted this to happen ever in my WHOLE LIFE"....Miss R is rather pleased that she looks rather like her beloved Uncle Jeff (see yesterday's post).  Incredible.