Life Drawing Class

So last night, I managed to sneak away to a life drawing class down in Leith.
It was all about movement, drawing not what the figure is, but what the figure is doing.

From an animator's point of view, I found it very useful, and from a humans point of view I found it very free and fun.
The first graphite drawings were super quick 1 minute poses, then we moved on to so very slightly longer poses.

The red chalk was drawing the growing of the movement of the figure.

 

The last drawing was a long pose, with charcoal. We knocked back the drawing with a rag any time the figure moved or something wasn't working.

Mulled Wine

Making mulled wine in the cold months is lovely. 
Its so spicy and warm.
Here is my recipe, I make it a little different every time. Change and add to it as you wish:

• 1 bottle Red Wine
• 75g brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 star anise
• 2cm fresh ginger
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 big proper orange
• A few whole cloves (about a tablespoon of them)
• 1 bayleaf
 

1. Cut up the orange into slices or chunks or just quarter it. 
2. Slice up the ginger in the same manner.
3. Stick the cloves into the skin of the orange to make sure they aren't floating about the wine and getting into the mouthfuls.
4.  Pour wine into a medium pot. Add all the ingredients and gently heat until steam begins to rise. (don't boil it or the alcohol will diminish)
5. Serve in big mugs. Feel free to add Sloe Gin to your mug of mulled wine. I sometimes like to put a bit of brandy in.  

Love from 

Cat

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