Looking for abstraction

.. but not finding it. Two paintings I'm working on that are far too representational. Both 24"x20" in acrylic.

On the fiddle

We were drawing a violinist violining on Tuesday. First though some quick poses. Five minutes each in conte pencil on A2.

Then a longer static pose with the violin. 20 minutes.

Then on to the moving poses. This one for 10 minutes in total.

Finally two 20 minute poses in coloured pencil.

Now in 3D

First some flat drawings. Two 10 minute and two 5 minute drawings in charcoal pencil. Legs are too long.

Long pose 1 hour in charcoal

Then on Thursday sculpture sessions resumed after a 4 term hiatus. About 2 hours so far on a 6 hour pose.

Spinning around

We were playing musical easels on Tuesday. This is eight 10 minute drawings in pencil on A2.

First session of the year - portrait

First session of 2015 was a portrait session. First 2 hours pencil on A2:

Then 2 hours in acrylic on 14"x11" with 30 minutes later tweaking (mostly making mistakes as the attempt to highlight the right side of the face has actually made it darker). The position of the mouth and the gap between the eyes is much better on this than the drawing.

One view three mediums

First pencil 1 hour.

Then acrylic 2 hours 30 minutes.

Finally charcoal 30 minutes.

Coloured dust

First some quick poses. Five minutes each on 30"x22".

Long pose I went to dark with the mid-tones and then overworked the face (making it too large). One hour 40 minutes.

Then coloured pencil on A2, about 90 minutes.