White glass - in imitation of porcelain, which had just come into popularity. The flowers on this were minutely painted, wonderful -
My candlestick collection -
The glass "blobs" turned objects upside down and concentrated the alternation of dark and light made by the windows and walls. So even when the glass had a "simple" shape, there we lots going on.
I didn't draw this one, though -
18th century Spanish candlestick |
As there were only three of us, we were able to go to the Friends' Room, which was much quieter than the cafe with its tiled, sound-reflective surfaces -
I may have said this before, but one of the best things about drawing in a small group, and showing what we've done, is the exposure to the others' chosen objects. Mike was looking intently at the contemporary glass -
Room 129 (via) |
and Janet had chosen what turned out to be toy bugles -
as well as the swirly bottles on the lower shelf.
After coffee we continued drawing ... I got out some colour and immersed myself in voluptuous greenness -
Many of the cases are in the process of rearrangement and relabelling, and these objects had no label, nor have I been able to find the image online.
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