Model´s face

Another week – another life drawing session. With rather poor results this time. The only thing I was remotely happy with was this – a fast sketch of the model´s face. Or half of it.

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16 x 15 cm, pencil on cartridge paper.

Life drawing

I went to an open life drawing session yesterday with a friend. I felt a bit rusty, but it was ok after a few warm-up drawings. I like fast poses, it makes me relax in some strange way when I don´t even have a chance to get too caught up in details. All of these were three to four minute poses, except the one on the far left, which was probably around eight minutes.

This is no. 4 of five double posts, posted both here and on my new website/blog, ninajohansson.se Please update your links and bookmarks and come on over! After these five double posts there will be no more new posts here.

Each drawing is about 20-30 cm high, drawn in pencil on copier paper. Collage made in Photoshop.

Aspudden public bath - part II

I wrote about Aspudden public bath here in Stockholm in an earlier post. In short, the local politicians want to tear it down, most of the people in Aspudden don´t.

A little update on the latest development: Since the 28th of September the bath has been occupied by people living in Aspudden, to guard the building from destruction. The pool is empty - a sad sight - but the bath is very much alive anyway. All kinds of folks from the neighborhood - adults, teenagers, children, parents, elderly - are there all day round. The door is open, the coffee is hot, and people come visit to show their support.

We´ll see what happens, so far the politicians have been very quiet.

This is no. 3 of five double posts, posted both here and on my new website/blog, ninajohansson.se Please update your links and bookmarks and come on over! After these five double posts there will be no more new posts here.

16 x 19 cm, Lamy Safari with Noodler´s Lexington Grey ink and watercolours on Fabriano Rosapina 220 g printing paper.