Session- 29- HISTORY!

Yesterday's subject for our sketchers was HISTORY! A very broad subject which could encompass anything from the big bang to yesterday! There were 5 of us sketching live and several working later or remotely so here's what we all came up with! Next Wednesday's subject is- EYES!

Our first live sketcher is the fabulously multi-talented Anna K Lange from Poland

although she has travelled a lot including spending a year in Australia which is probably where she got the inspiration for her striking image of an aborigine. They were the indigenous race who were silenced for a long time before they could tell the truth of their history! Very strong, Shrimp!

Next we have another of our regular live ladies-Julia Xandru, who always comes up with something dazzling whatever the subject! This time her inspiration is Egypt. I've included what she said about her image.

Next we have one of our regular remote contributors working from Marocco- Khawla Sdour

who had drawn a beautiful portrait of a revolutionary who she says needs no introduction. So I won't give him one!

Another regular contributor- Annalisa Renee, who also couldn't make the live session but has sent me this amazing image  to add to the blog along with a  detailed explanation to go with it! Just a swell as I was scratching my head over this one! And I can't believe she painted this in an hour but we tend to stretch the rules a bit anyway and it's a fabulous painting!

Now we come to my contribution which is about the history of photography. There were a few different processes being attempted in the second half of the 19th century and the chap on the left is a French artist called Louis Daguerre who invented a process of capturing an image which he called (not very modestly) the Daguerrotype! It involved projecting an image into a black box which contained a copper plate that had been treated with chemicals then the plate was dipped into a solution to bring out the image. Each one was unique. The guy second from the left was a very early subject followed later by the other two. They couldn't smile because you had to hold the pose for 20 minutes and only air stewardesses can hold a smile for that long! The dawn of the selfie!

Anton row our regular remote contributors from Uzbekistan is the very young (16)  and very talented  Vivian Salzman. The subject of her portrait is Maria Martinez who rediscovered the technique of ancient Pueblo black pottery! You learn a lot doing these blogs! Fab!

This tis Anna Lindenberger's digital drawing done live during the hour than tickled up a bit later.

It's shows Kassandra who's a Spartan mercenary fighting during the Peleponnesian war. Wow!

Five live