Category Archives: Life Drawing

Zoom life drawing. Den Haag.

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Den Haag 1. Oil and pencil on gesso / wood. 200 x 450mm. I’m not sure if this will ever be finished. Three poses by the great actor Robin. The light streaming through his door really interested me. How to make … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. Lady of the orange, grey and blue.

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Lady of the orange, grey and blue. Acrylic, pencil, and thinned oil paint on paper. 90 x 70 cm.The last pose of the night with a thin blue ribbon draped over the model. It was important to have the line … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. Storms

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Stormy Weather. Ink, acrylic, pencil, oil pastel, compressed charcoal and thinned oil paint on paper. 90 x 70 cm.This started off at home with some ink I had out and didn’t want to waste. This ink was splatted over the … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. Actor in mono.

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Recently I’ve been taking my time on finishing paintings started in the life room (two weeks worth are still needing more work). I decided to make something quickly that would be fine without any adjustment. Out came a bottle of … Continue reading →

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Zoom lifedrawing. Dryads in Berlin (at the edge of the Grunewald forest)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Dryads in Berlin (at the edge of the Grunewald forest). Acrylics and pencil on prepared paper. 90 x 70cm. The same model (‘Y’ from Berlin) posed twice, each pose was for 20 minutes. The figure on the left was originally … Continue reading →

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Zoom Life Drawing. Y in Berlin.

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Y in Berlin. Acrylic, oils and pencils on paper. 90 x 70cm.This started out just as a pencil drawing in the zoom life class. The model (Y) is in Berlin, hence the title. It does seem to have something of … Continue reading →

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Zoom life drawing and after.

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Trevor Mill

A and Michelangelo. Acrylic and pencil on paper.This developed over the week. Taking different Michelangelo sculptures and inserting them into the composition. I didn’t know where it was going but it arrived at this state. The model ‘A’ is still … Continue reading →

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Zoom life drawing class 1. The Goddess Tara (on green).

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Trevor Mill

The Goddess Tara (on green). Acrylics on paper. 100 x 70cm.I heard some of the great radio talks ‘The History of the World in 100 Objects’ again this week. One episode was about a bronze statue of the Buddhist goddess … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. How do I get to Carnegie Hall?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Trevor Mill

Practice man, practice. How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Acrylics, pencil, oils and oil pastels on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.Sometimes a piece of work just takes time and effort to finish. This started off as a 30 minute … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. Giraffes.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Giraffes. I’ve always liked drawing them. I used to draw them for other kids around the age of 10 (draw a horse and extend legs and neck, add stubby horns and sometimes a blue-ish long tongue. Now, I have some … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. Man in pencil.

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Look left 2. Pencil on paper. 100 x 70cm.This was an enjoyable hour and a half. After some initial sketching, the work was made from right to left as I am very left handed and a terrible smudger. Putting in … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. On Gold.

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Trevor Mill

On gold. Acrylics, gesso, pencil and oil paint on prepared paper. 70 x 100cm.A frame on the floor really helped with the dynamism and proportion of the figure in the space. You can see how near I was in the … Continue reading →

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Six studies of R

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Trevor Mill

The first session with the young man. A few hours of painting, drawing, chatting and listening to Leonard Cohen. The second session. Great fun. Next post is the workings of the final painting.

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Life Drawing. C a l m . .

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Calm. Acrylics, pencil and oil paint on paper. 70 x 100cm.There was some interesting times in the making of this work, fun with oil paint and keeping the atmosphere of the original time in the life studio. Some details showing … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. No faces.

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Trevor Mill

1,2 and 3 removes. Acrylic and oil on prepared paper. 100x70cm.The angel is a painting of a painting of a painting, which is quite fun. The title is called 1,2 and 3 removes as the model in the studio is … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. The night of the 4B Pencil.

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Thinking in Mono. Pencil on paper. 100 x 70cm.It was enjoyable not to have to worry about colour, brushes and cleaning up. A wash of Paynes Grey and liquin was put on the material at home. As usual, if only … Continue reading →

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Life drawing. Presence.

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Past & Present (SLG x2). Acrylic, pencil and oil on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.The initial painting was in acrylic, then overpainted in oils thinned with liquin. Again the feeling of the models presence was important. Oil paint gives a … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing. Movement | Stasis.

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Movement | Stasis. Acrylics and pencil on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.The dark blue frame and background was painted a few days before the figures. The work was made in two parts. In the first, the model (an actor) was … Continue reading →

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The view from the exterior / interior.

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Trevor Mill

A good night’s life painting. With some work on Sunday afternoon, two paintings are finished. They would look better in oils on canvas but that would be quite a more time consuming , messy and impractical process. We do what … Continue reading →

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Life Drawing sessions. 4. Talk / Listen.

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Trevor Mill

Talk to me. Acrylic, black oil paint, pencils on paper. 70x100cmThe model didn’t have red hair. Or such dirty feet. The paper was prepared with dark grey, the light cement colour was quickly and thickly applied, somehow influenced by the … Continue reading →

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