Ellipsis in Charcoal

I managed to sketch two ellipses in my last art class; that’s two ellipses in three hours. Hey, I’m getting faster! (Yes, really.) I also took notes after I finished the second ellipsis; three pages of notes on how to sketch an ellipsis. This is the ellipsis I drew at home. It’s an improvement over my previous efforts.

A sketch of an ellipsis, with lines criss-crossing as reference points

Yes, I needed all those lines for reference.

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And while I’m going around in circles drawing circles, my friend Therese at the next station is forging ahead with the sketch for her oil painting.

A still life sketch with an apple, a purple onion and a tall mug

The onion looks like the onion!

The objects for the still life sketch: the apple, onion and mug

The trio

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