02 April 2019

Drawing Tuesday - British Museum

We found our way to the new Islamic galleries and settled in...

I couldn't resist the gleam of gold in these glass tiles ...
 ... and the morning quickly became a hunt for patterns ...
 ... somewhat crude, it's true, but not without self-critique and paying attention to where/how to improve similar drawings "next time" ...
Along with the "matchbook" people in boats, and an example of archaeological stippling, Jo found a couple who obligingly, if unwittingly, posed without moving for quite some time -
Judith's ceremonial axe...
 ... and a section of a contemporary linocut -
 Carol was drawn to the shoes -
 Sue found an incense burner...
 ... and a hat decorated with loose strands of cotton -
 Janet B's vase -
 Joyce's cones, by Tunisian painter/draughtsman Khaled Ben Slimane -
 Najlaa's vases and axe -
Janet K's dandy (love those curls!) ...
 ... and various animal representations ....
 Extra-curricular activity

Joyce has been intensively embroidering -
 Janet K has been watching the willow outside the window come into leaf...
 ... and rearranging her double-sided throw to best effect ...
 ... and capturing her pot of tools -
 That pot led to the (optional) "homework" - to notice the things you use every day.

Sue brought the pedestrian crossing near the Barbican to our notice -
 Not was that the only crossing worth a second look -
 Afterwards

Popping in to Contemporary Ceramics, across the street, we found Robert Cooper's latest work had been given "top shelf" status -
This gallery/shop has many other lovely ceramics... In the back room was a show by Rebecca Appleby -


1 comment:

irene macwilliam said...

you seem to be such a cohesive group and everyone seems to be very regular attenders. Who leads the group, I am so curious as to how it runs/functions. How many are artists in other spheres?