Life Drawing - July 2026

I’ve managed to fit in three sessions of life-drawing so far this month—on three sequential Fridays—with the possibility of another session next week. It’s reminded me of how valuable it is not to leave large periods of time between sessions: with weekly sessions I feel like I’m building on the top of the previous session’s work, rather than starting from scratch. Similarly, the first drawing of any session is usually not up-to-scratch and often ends up in the recycling bin! Whether it’s within a single session or starting a series of sessions, there’s always a feeling of it being a hill start. In the first session on 3rd July I definitely felt out-of-practice, and most of the session was really about getting back to speed. Thirty minute drawing with Sanguine pencil & Conté crayons, from the first session In the second session on 10th July I picked up where I’d left off and made some more progress. Thirty minute drawing with Sanguine pencil & Conté crayons, from the second session But…