Drawing Marathon

Our school was fortunate enough to have a visiting artist for a day of life drawing. She had brought with her a colleague who had a terrific collection of vintage clothing from various eras, which she would change into throughout the day in order to provide just a little more contrast in the subject matter. All of the Art classes were invited to attend a session throughout the day, which resulted in some large groups who were of wide variety of ages. The session created great interest within the school community, culminating in a packed final session after school of interesting students and parents attending. The ‘drawing marathon’ resulted in pages and pages of fabulous drawings and a greater appreciation of the observational study from all who attended. Ranging from frantic 30-second poses through to more relaxed 20-minute poses, each drawing provided its own set of unique challenges, yet each was up to the task. The day was tremendous success and will no doubt become regular Visual Arts event.