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Erinn, a fantastic model, sits on a little podium.

A self-portrait.

Emma holds a mug. I like drawing hands and faces, so why not have them closer together?

Sketch of girl in Mexico, from a photograph.

I ran a figure drawing class in Victoria, B.C. for a couple years. It was a lot of fun and my drawing got better quickly.

This was a twenty minute drawing for a figure drawing sessions in Victoria, B.C..

This drawing, with a bit of watercolour, was done years ago in North Vancouver during a figure drawing session. Probably 15 - 20 minutes. Watercolour, subtly employed, can have wonderful affects. The challenge of working fast forced me to ditch excess thinking. And it's funny, because at first I thought, "Oh, this is terrible." Then the next day, with fresh eyes, or checking out the drawing in a mirror, I think, "Wow! How did I not see how good this is?" Never throw out your artwork immediately after a drawing session. Give them a few days and look at your work with fresh eyes.

A twenty minute posed captured in a figure drawing session in North Vancouver.

This is a quick sketch I did of a shirtless man on a bus.

This is probably a 15 minute sketch, maybe less, done in a drawing session in Victoria, B.C.

When I lived in Victoria, B.C. I ran a figure drawing session for the local illustrator's society. Often I would head over to other drawing sessions. This is one run by a local gallery.

Doodling will give you ideas for projects that you didn't expect. The characters for my book, Flight of the Silk, came from sketches. This picture is one illustration for the book.

This is Tim. Tim was shy until he discovered that he was a great model and he was the women's favourite male model for out sessions.

Rapidograph Pens used to create this image with lots of crosshatching. Drawn from my head.

A sketch of a friend.

Using more staining watercolour paints, I was able to glaze a couple layers over the first layer to make for a neat effect.

Chalk pastels on paper

This is a drawing for a poetry book. Sometimes I do the drawing first and then write the poetry.

One of our best models at the drawings sessions for the Illustrator's Society in Victoria, B.C.

Chandra was a wonderful model who posed for me in North Vancouver years ago.

This is a section of a very large drawing. The entire drawing was a massive doodle that could be used in a children's book one day.