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Gillian Cooke

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Great waiting room sketches! Well last day of August and trying hands and feet this evening but the lower hand is a bit out of proportion as is the foot. A subject outwith my comfort zone. Oh well practice makes perfect and all that! I shall keep at it then!!
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Gillian Cooke

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Well it’s September today and officially.autumn! It’s been that all summer in Orkney! 😂 At our art group today we were sketching hands and feet so that’s my offering for the first day of the month. Not brilliant but  it’s all practice

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Denise Cat

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Very good Gillian.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Difficult subjects to sketch Gillian , you have done a good job . 
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

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Hands and feet have challenged some of the best artists - amusing to notice the cunning ways in which some have concealed them - anything rather than work on them. Anyway: what you want to look at here is the anatomy - counting the knuckle, there are just three joints in the finger, the first two of more or less equal length; the little finger of your hand drawing looks as if there's an extra joint in there - or maybe one that's gone a bit wobbly.  Of course, there's always Donald Trump, of whom they say his hands are too small for his body - so there's a bit of variety.  But bones - dem bones dem bones dem dry bones..... establish those, then clothe them with flesh.   Easy, eh? (Chortle.... it blinkin' isn't!)   But you're right, persist, look at your angles, haul out the Gray's Anatomy - whatever helps.
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Gillian Cooke

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Great advice Robert
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Gillian Cooke

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Just been trying a portrait drawing tones. Thanks Denise for suggesting Raw Umber Studios . I have had to stop halfway through as really tired so will try to finish it tomorrow. It is totally alien to me but I can see where I am going with it. However it’s really messy!!!

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I'm glad you are enjoying it Gillian, I think it's good because it gives you the very basics to build upon. It's like having a one to one lesson and it's suitable for all abilities and it's done in real time. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

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I had two red onions, I stained a canvas panel. Did a quick charcoal sketch. Blocked in the colour. Mixed my tones. Started painting them in. This is three hours in. Tomorrow, I will refine, detail, fix areas and finish it off. If I had started early, I would have got it finished. When I think back a couple of years, it would have taken me days doing this sort of painting and thinking about what colours to mix and how bright I want the lighting and such. Practising and exploring various styles has certainly helped when I'm making decisions now. I know I still have tons to learn but I hope I will continue to keep improving and practice is the key. Oh yes, my onions.

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Looks really good Denise, you certainly have had one huge journey over the last couple of years. 
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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One of the great things here - about Denise's work - is the understanding of colour: so many just don't get that, for so long a time - then it comes.  But Denise has, as I recall, always had it.  How long would it have taken most of us to mix that completely convincing red onion skin, eh?   How long?  You get that or you don't, it's there or you have to slave at getting there.....   Ee, it meks yer sick! Gillian - I know you get tired - I really do feel for you.  But you're doing so well: just keep going - don't worry for a second about getting messy: that's where the fun lies!  Get in there and play with lines and tones with your charcoal: keep on, gal!  Really, it IS true: the more you do - preferably without over-thinking it - the better you get.  Just LOOK - and put what you see on paper.  I do think a study of an anatomical book would help you (and me!) - I suspect your medical condition causes you so many extra problems, and I salute you in defying them!  But read, and study, and try - as I completely understand you do! - and best wishes to you.  I always enjoy seeing your work. 

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Saw this bum and hair in a charity shop on Saturday trying on shoes.  I just tucked her into my head and relied on memory....she's not gobsmacking but did amuse me.. Incidentally three of us managed 8 Charity shops....great fun....and I bought a kite. 

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