Life Drawing

Drawing from a new term at the Richard Attenborough Centre in Leicester.

Charcoal pencil on pastel paper. (c) Mike Todd 2010.

Nottingham Castle Annual Open 2010

I had the good fortune of having a painting selected for the Nottingham Castle Annual Open 2010 Exhibition. Here it is on the wall.

It looks a bit small next to two large impressive paintings by Sarah R Key (who I voted for to receive the top prize). It's great to be selected however, particularly as this is a very traditional work, and it's given me motivation to be more ambitious.

Boosted by this I took two paintings to the Backstreet Gallery in Oakham. Both were instantly accepted - which was great! They are moving the gallery to within the tres chic Swans of Oakham (upstairs) this week, which should provide greater footfall as they say.

The Nottingham Castle exhibition is on until 7th March.

Life Drawing: Richard Attenborough Centre

A few life drawings from Autumn class at Leicester University, Richard Attenborough Centre with Diane E. Hall.

Tate Britain Drawings

A couple of sculpture drawings made at a recent visit to Tate Britain.

V&A drawings

After delivering some (now rejected) paintings to the Mall Galleries in London, I visited the V&A (still free!) and did some drawing in the sculpture and cast galleries. Click on images for larger versions.

Life Drawing: Leicester Week 1

Life drawing in sanguine conte on toned paper, highlighted with white chalk. From life class at the Richard Attenborough Centre at Leicester University.

(c) Mike Todd 2009

Fragments: Life Drawing Workshop August 2009

Two drawings completed at a life drawing workshop run by Diane Hall at the Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester University.