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I Want to Learn! - a bit of drawing practice by Bobbie Matulja

I Want To Learn! - Water based marker pen based on Unsplash photo by Nathaniel Tetteh, Sept 10th 2023
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This has a lot of character and I think you've done it well.

A fine drawing.

You’ve captured the pose well in your sketch

Good sketch Bobbie.

What a lovely sketch Bobbie!

Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed working on it.

Hi Spencer. The pose was what attracted me to this photograph, as well as the message!

Good sketch Bobbie, interesting and different. I like it.

Thank you, Tessa. It was an image I'd been wanting to sketch for a while.

A complex pose that you've drawn well. The leg on our right and the head are particularly well proportioned with plenty of height above his eyes.

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11/09/2023
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Yesterday was the last day of h.Art with "take down" at the end of the afternoon. All I had with me with was a 9 x 12 inch watercolour pad and some double ended water soluble brush pens. A bit of drawing practice based on a photo of a young African scholar by Nathaniel Tetteh downloaded from Unsplash.

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Bobbie Matulja

I'm a busy Churchwarden from a rural parish in South Shropshire. After stupidly turning down a place at Art College when I was 18, I joined an adult education course in 2010 which re-ignited my creativity. Since then, I've enjoyed building skills and experience, taking courses with artists whose…

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