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Portrait Practice


Portrait Practice - details

  1. When? - alternate Mondays (next  8 Mar 21 12.30 - 3.30pm)
  2. Where? - Arts North, Judd House.
  3. How Much? - $3   ($1/hour???!!!)
  4. What to bring? - yourself!
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This group comes together each fortnight on a Monday afternoon to practise drawing portraits from life - a totally different skill to that of drawing a portrait from a photograph.  (If you don't appreciate the difference, try it sometime...?)

The (obviously clothed) models are the group members themselves, taking turns (usually 20 min poses).

Most work shows that some more practice is needed ....  and that's what it is about!!

Total cost to members attending - $3 ( to offset rent and power! - yes, airconditioned cooling/heating)


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Selfie at age 13 - Albrecht Durer

You might care to check out this Very Useful short video showing whole of clothed figure portrait in charcoal
A Very Useful Video

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from Don (A1 Jul19)
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From Janet - a very good likeness of 'young Don' .. from the full on frontal aspect. (Nov18)

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May '18 - from Meredith A.

Tried a format change to include a 'body bits' segment (about 20-25mins over several views)
First up was 'ear' (click to view)  The exercise was very well received!!  (Someone, please insist we do it again!?)


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(absolutely no strain) (Jul 17)

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From Susanne Cluse - 20 mins - end 2016

Spring ('16) has (sorta) sprung!  Some new faces drawing and some new faces to draw (and that ubiquitous bloke with the beard!) (click images to enlarge)

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Gallery provided by Craig ... click to enlarge images

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From Don A1 Jun15

Another couple from Glynis - ever willing to vary her approach/medium

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Stand-in model - Easter Monday 2015

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Glynis, being bold - ink, no forgiveness!


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      A solid 10 minutes' drawing effort from Colin


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Sue calls them the three amigos ... none of them seems overjoyed!

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... and this one from Meredith

Archibald Prize

If you have ANY interest in the subject, cop a load of this (short) imaginative video of previous Archibald winners - evolving over the years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-10/archibald-prize-morph/5586912








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Would you buy a used car from either of these men?
Suuzanne had a good day (24Feb) -  "A really enjoyable portrait session yesterday, I think we’re all gaining from these sittings"

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