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Christine Rogan

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Such beautiful inspiring drawings using graphite. It’s amazing how it’s often overlooked as an important media- PAOTY a case in point. Thanks for sharing. Nothing like the feeling of a pencil on paper!
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Lewis Cooper

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Pencil and charcoal offer many ways to work.  Here are two contrasts.  First by John Singer Sergeant... A very loose charcoal drawing.  You can see every mark. A cat by Paul Lung.  You can see every hair.  Singer Sergeant's I suspect was rapidly drawn.  Paul Lung's hyper realist drawing took 60 hours.  I think both are wonderful. Above...charcoal drawing by John McCartin. Above...pencil drawing by Franco Clun. 'Winesses' by Veri Apriyatno.   Pencil, charcoal and white acrylic.  A complete scene in the pupil. Headly Fitton - charcoal. 'Prey'  by Jono Dry (the artist that Russell posted earlier).  Pencil. 'Flesh' by Cathy Riley.  Pencil. The last two above by John Singer Sergeant, both charcoal. I admire all these drawings, or I wouldn't have posted them.  I think the last two Singers are my favorites in this posting.

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Tessa Gwynne

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All wonderful Lew, but that cat drawing is just a dream! Perhaps because I’m a cat lover and the fur is so expertly drawn and appears so soft.

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Russell Edwards

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From loose to meticulous, all brilliant. The last one is a real beauty.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Fabulous work, so much skill on display , does make you feel a bit inadequate when you see work this good.  But what the heck ,might as well post it,  nothing as fine as the above a very quick pencil and eraser sketch while sitting in the waiting room. 

Jenny Harris

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Have really enjoyed seeing all the excellent and varied pencil drawings, although fewer in charcoal (love the two by John Singer Sergeant).  In Lewis’s very interesting intro. I think he suggested posting any of our own charcoal sketches.  This was an old art class exercise - I’d not really used charcoal before, but am now inspired to have another go at it!

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Lewis Cooper

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Well done Paul, I’ve done my share of drawing while stuck in a waiting room…it’s the nearest I ever get the plein aire. Nice one Jenny.  Many years ago I used to draw with charcoal sticks.  Can’t manage them now, I make such a mess with my wobbly old hands.  I recently tried with charcoal pencils but couldn’t get on with them.  I prefer ordinary pencils and pen and ink.
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Marjorie Firth

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Singer Sargent for me - so elegant. Yes, nice one Jenny. Two charcoal pencil ones of my daughter’s cat and an old one in charcoal of her.

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Alan Bickley

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Nice drawing Jenny, you should continue…Super work Marjorie! Don’t forget that as well as my preferred willow charcoal sticks, there’s the Nitram sticks, which come in square and round, and with different degrees of hardness! I’ve got a selection of both, they are a useful addition and worth looking at… Albeit, even the softest example will be much harder and compact than the traditional willow. This is primarily willow charcoal plus Nitram batons - I’ve used the Nitram charcoal powder applied with a brush for the distant buildings.

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Marjorie Firth

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I really like that one Alan. Nitram and powder…I’ve got them but can’t get away with them….
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Russell Edwards

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Great work Paul,Jenny, Marjorie and Alan
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Lewis Cooper

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Love those posts Marjorie and Allan.    A few more drawings... Armin Mersmann - graphite. POL artist - Thea Penna - pencil Paul West - charcoal. POL artist George Cutter - liquid charcoal. Juan Carlos Lopez - pencil. POL artist Paul Hatton - graphite. Lisa Panneck pencil -4 hours work
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