tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718578066545264682024-03-13T20:32:49.942-07:00The Flying InnCaedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-7571325986432478292021-08-31T07:06:00.000-07:002021-08-31T07:06:03.619-07:00Illusion <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJH6LW_lj7RrdVCbFEnYN7fONCs7G7XWonqTdFxa4Gc8zaWHglhxVUOuiK8hdbUtaihktIHec_f1T6mWupkP01BQGyM2yFmg9rqL16_cHLMZBvAtgvUlxgmR0xp3W_WV_C-VwTyYwXDo/s864/Background.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJH6LW_lj7RrdVCbFEnYN7fONCs7G7XWonqTdFxa4Gc8zaWHglhxVUOuiK8hdbUtaihktIHec_f1T6mWupkP01BQGyM2yFmg9rqL16_cHLMZBvAtgvUlxgmR0xp3W_WV_C-VwTyYwXDo/s320/Background.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Charcoal pencil and coloured chalk. Only yellow, green and a dash of blue. The flesh tints are an optical illusion. <p></p>Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-43403758535938670342021-06-02T05:25:00.000-07:002021-06-02T05:25:16.546-07:00Exhibition: The Nude 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FjBdSB2ff95dMUzw7e_OujPnK_-C0HzDXDkaLYyloKOvKaUxzGRFFYj1_6uSPEWkajSt86l1yvZm5c4ui1m8XKkKVxH0TaJuJrVX6EFbb7E5E6sKOTvjIK7pQbLw3A1mImtqd4QadRY/s2048/Valentina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FjBdSB2ff95dMUzw7e_OujPnK_-C0HzDXDkaLYyloKOvKaUxzGRFFYj1_6uSPEWkajSt86l1yvZm5c4ui1m8XKkKVxH0TaJuJrVX6EFbb7E5E6sKOTvjIK7pQbLw3A1mImtqd4QadRY/w250-h340/Valentina.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>One of two of my drawings accepted for The Nude 2021 exhibition at The Candid Arts Trust. <p></p><p>It runs from June 4th to 14th (Except Mondays and Tuesdays) at 3 Torrens Street, London EC1 1NQ.</p>Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-2160413103275436322019-08-31T02:06:00.000-07:002019-08-31T02:06:51.088-07:00Cubism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the Tuesday session of the <a href="https://thejollysketcher.com/?fbclid=IwAR25MKUQxBqVeMNB_e3TmAnqjExxNT_iUP_p4CE0U6u3lV22KCGRB9u0ofs" target="_blank">The Jolly Sketcher</a>. Model Faith.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-82468682641712342542017-08-01T07:24:00.000-07:002017-08-01T07:24:40.027-07:00On the other hand....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The life room was crowded, so I decided it would be more convenient to draw left handed rather than across my body. I've drawn left-handed for short poses, it's quite a common exercise, but never attempted a long drawing as far as I can remember.<br />
I think one of the difficulties of drawing with the other hand is that all we change is our hands. Otherwise we stay in our habitual stance and shortly afterwards lose our balance. I find it helpful to find where my feet are, and switch the position around.<br />
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As I have written <a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/jimi-hendrix-on-carnaby-street-1967.html" target="_blank">elsewhere</a> Jimi Hendrix was an artist who was highly ambidextrous. <br />
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Model: CarlaCaedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-32930446226537818392016-04-23T09:16:00.003-07:002016-04-23T09:16:43.252-07:001960s Feel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Loulou is an anarchic model who pulls me into unexpected places. On this occasion she landed me in Post_War London.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-59243517962008701182016-04-05T06:24:00.000-07:002016-04-05T06:24:50.606-07:00A Begonia in winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did this in early January, the first week in fact. Pleased as I was with it, I couldn't help reflecting that it is probably the best thing I'll do all year.<br />
Model: BegoniaCaedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-36464185485240143582015-12-21T07:56:00.000-08:002015-12-21T07:56:04.826-08:00Tattooed Nude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Model SofiaCaedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-74053373842004852072015-08-25T08:15:00.000-07:002015-08-25T08:15:40.580-07:00Two approaches to Sophie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The same model in similar poses from the same viewpoint drawn one week apart. For the top one we were asked draw inspiration from the work of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Schiele" target="_blank">Egon Schiele</a>. In the bottom there is barely any line at all. I used to work with the maxim that there are no lines in nature and tried to define everything by shadow alone, so this drawing is a reversion to that.<br />
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Both drawn at the Life Drawing sessions at the Oak And Pastor pub, Junction Road, London N19. Tutor <a href="http://jonathanellisart.org/" target="_blank">Jonathan Ellis</a>. Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-58472176283791837732015-07-17T08:09:00.002-07:002015-07-17T08:09:57.680-07:00Out of the darkness 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I covered the paper with charcoal then drew with an eraser and added chalk highlights. The same technique <a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/out-of-darkness.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Model Dwayne.<br />
This was done at the life drawing sessions on Monday nights at the Oak And Pastor, on Junction Road, London N19.<br />
<br />Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-79587536344562539432015-05-25T07:49:00.000-07:002015-05-28T07:49:08.938-07:00Standing female nude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Model Stella, who is also <a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/call-of-booty.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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I should have mentioned before that the tutor at The Lord Palmerston is <a href="http://jonathanellisart.org/" target="_blank">Jonathan Ellis</a> and has been since the beginning of the year.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-68121662086193661702015-04-30T03:17:00.000-07:002015-04-30T03:17:51.047-07:00My first colorization<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I came across this vintage photo of a woman with extraordinary hair. It was ideal as a cover image for my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ASNCXW" target="_blank">Leah And Her Twelve Brother</a>s, and better still once colorized with pixlr.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-27220455032429512102015-03-17T08:49:00.000-07:002015-03-17T08:49:41.533-07:00Female nude arms akimbo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Model Nicole.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-46032984180699955992015-01-13T04:47:00.001-08:002015-01-13T04:47:08.743-08:00Seated ballerina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Model: the supple and charming Vanessa.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-13624365008924662092014-11-15T03:01:00.000-08:002014-11-15T03:01:04.813-08:00Seated male nude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Done at new class led by Andrea Morreau at Calcott Community Centre on Cathcart Hill, London N19. It meets every Friday 10am to 1pm.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-55447340878717830772014-10-04T08:00:00.000-07:002014-10-04T08:00:13.679-07:00Close to a kestrel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another view of a kestrel on Hampstead Heath<br />
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Technical note: this was not done with a telescopic lens. It was shot with a 50mm lens on a slow film (100 iso) then scanned to high res, blown up and cropped. Hence the detail.<br />
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See also :<a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/kestrel-in-flight.html" target="_blank"> Kestrel in flight</a> and <a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/kestrels-on-hampstead-heath.html" target="_blank">Kestrels on Hampstead Heath</a>Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-13376098069965053142014-10-04T07:39:00.000-07:002014-10-04T07:39:58.949-07:00Call of booty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A rear view of a vivacious model named Stella, who forgave me for the emphasis I was obliged to give to her arse due to the position of my easel in a crowded room.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-31475170273978109112014-09-23T04:14:00.000-07:002014-09-23T04:14:55.669-07:00Kestrel in flight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Going through some old paperwork I found a CD of pictures and this is one of them. It was taken a few years ago on Hampstead Heath. As I recall I didn't have time to get an eye to the viewfinder, and took the shot literally from the hip. Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-33351073924913555792014-08-12T02:17:00.000-07:002014-08-12T02:17:11.033-07:00Out of the darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A different approach: the paper is rubbed with a light coat of charcoal. The drawing is done with an eraser and highlights added with chalk.<br />
Model <a href="http://caedmon-innkeeper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/you-left-out-my-tattoo.html" target="_blank">Sophia</a>.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-1454005438542981382014-07-18T02:45:00.000-07:002014-07-18T02:45:16.926-07:00Jimi Hendrix on Carnaby Street 1967<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This candid photo of Jimi Hendrix out shopping emerged as a lot in a sale of Pop Art at Christies last year. In the era of the smartphone we are used to seeing pictures of the famous caught off their guard, in the 1960s they were more unusual. Jimi carries a bag from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_Lord_Kitchener's_Valet" target="_blank">I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet</a>, a boutique which specialized in selling retro military costumes. In his right hand Jimi has a cigar, which he has presumably just purchased from Finlay's the tobacconist, just behind him. Playing Sherlock Holmes, we might deduce that the photographer had seen Jimi go into Finlay's and waited for him to come out.<br />
Jimi was left-handed but as child he was put under immense social pressure to use his right-hand and in adult life he wrote as well as smoked right-handed.<br />
What is most striking about this un-posed photograph is that it shows Jimi's very pronounced stoop. He was also pigeon toed and walked what a shuffle. Like Baudelaire's <a href="http://fleursdumal.org/poem/200" target="_blank">albatross,</a> out of his element he was maladroit.<br />
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Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-6112774249661895402014-06-29T09:26:00.000-07:002014-06-29T09:26:29.043-07:00"You left out my tattoo"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The beautiful Sophia in charcoal on a chalk ground. When she saw the picture she said "You left out my tattoo". It was just a small one on her right hip.Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-65797778171729703242014-06-29T02:02:00.000-07:002014-06-29T02:02:43.918-07:00Strip: a work in progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Strip will be shot in Britain this autumn by US director Osaretin Oghomwen.<br />
Currently there is a fund raising campaign at <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/strip-independent-film" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a>.<br />
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Or you can donate via Osaretin's <a href="http://partywithosaretin.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr </a><br />
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<br />Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-8015776141158407492014-06-13T04:47:00.000-07:002014-06-13T04:47:07.476-07:00Lay your sleeping head, my love....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chalk, charcoal and pastels on black paper, and as I drew the lines of W. H. Auden played through my mind:<br />
<pre style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lay your sleeping head, my love,
Human on my faithless arm;
Time and fevers burn away
Individual beauty from
Thoughtful children, and the grave
Proves the child ephermeral:
But in my arms till break of day
Let the living creature lie,
Mortal, guilty, but to me
The entirely beautiful.</pre>
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<pre style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Full poem <a href="http://poetryx.com/poetry/poems/45/" target="_blank">here</a>.</pre>
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Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-3121053889709333532014-05-29T01:50:00.000-07:002014-05-29T01:50:29.421-07:00Reclining nude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Caedmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03047096528904603901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471857806654526468.post-9874588331744947242013-12-30T02:29:00.000-08:002013-12-30T02:29:23.610-08:00Bitter Tales - a collection of short stories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><i>I love the authors writing style here. The sentences have a certain poetry to them and they read like silk. The descriptors that he uses fit the picture in my head so perfectly. His style of writing combined with his ability to describe pictures allows me to read this story so smoothly that I can see a movie instead of the words. </i></span> </blockquote>
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