Still more artistic pursuits

Our class in charcoal techniques ended this week. The instructor brought in a number of "inspiration images" -- photos and calendars and clips from magazines -- that, as she put, "Said, 'You!'" meaning her students. She had specific suggestions for each of us, and, yes, the Misses and I received several birds.

I spent the first part of the class laboring over a charcoal and red crayon rendering of a puffin that just. wasn't. working. (The Misses, of course, never seem to have that problem.) And then I decided to give the ink a whirl. As I mentioned last time, the instructor wanted to "shake things up" by introducing another medium. I liked it. A lot.

In fact, I've thoroughly enjoyed all of the art courses we've taken. The Misses and I are greatly looking forward to further exploration on our own.

Some of our most recent work follows.