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Sketchbook Archive
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![A video of my sketchbook from drawing in the Louvre this winter. Many of these drawings were done during Studio Escalier’s Winter at the Louvre programme: Louvre Sculpture Drawings from Helen Frost on […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/marly-horse-2014.jpg "Drawings from the sculptures in the Louvre")
Drawings from the sculptures in the Louvre
Posted on April 7, 2014 | 1 CommentA video of my sketchbook from drawing in the Louvre this winter. Many of these drawings were done during Studio Escalier’s Winter at the Louvre programme: Louvre Sculpture Drawings from Helen Frost on […] -
![In december I spent three weeks drawing in the Louvre with Studio Escalier, Paris. Three weeks seems like a really long time to draw but there were other constraints on […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/louvre-pyramid-115x115.jpg "Pragmatic Pyramids")
Pragmatic Pyramids
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsIn december I spent three weeks drawing in the Louvre with Studio Escalier, Paris. Three weeks seems like a really long time to draw but there were other constraints on […] -
![Here are some of my drawngs from the Louvre. Most of the drawings are from sculptures in the Cour Puget and the Cour Marly, both in the Denon wing of […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/paris-louvre-caffieri-2-115x115.jpg "Paris Drawings")
Paris Drawings
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsHere are some of my drawngs from the Louvre. Most of the drawings are from sculptures in the Cour Puget and the Cour Marly, both in the Denon wing of […] -
Fast Figure Drawings Sketchbook 2
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No CommentsThis is the follow-up to my first fast figure drawings sketchbook. These two sketchbooks were made consecutively and I think the comparison shows a lot of progress in my work. -
![This is the first of my fast drawing sketchbooks, it shows 2-20 minute figure sketches. [2:54] The model really did stand on his head to pose! I find that sketchbooks […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/fast-drawing-1-115x115.jpg "Fast Figure Drawings Sketchbook")
Fast Figure Drawings Sketchbook
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsThis is the first of my fast drawing sketchbooks, it shows 2-20 minute figure sketches. [2:54] The model really did stand on his head to pose! I find that sketchbooks […] -
![I’m really pleased with how much more drawing I am doing in my sketchbooks lately, so I thought I’d share a few drawings. Keeping several sketchbooks for different things is […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sketchbook-overview-1-115x115.jpg "Sketchbook drawings")
Sketchbook drawings
Posted on March 12, 2011 | 1 CommentI’m really pleased with how much more drawing I am doing in my sketchbooks lately, so I thought I’d share a few drawings. Keeping several sketchbooks for different things is […] -
Fast Drawing
Posted on November 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsI love the energy of fast drawing and the amazing poses but I’m not a expert on how to draw fast. So what follows is is a collection of tips […] -
![I’ve had an on again, off again kind of relationship with my sketchbooks over the years. I’ve always loved drawing but my sketchbooks were at best sporadic, even in college […]](http://helen-frost.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sketch-115x115.jpg "Sketchbook relationships")
Sketchbook relationships
Posted on May 28, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve had an on again, off again kind of relationship with my sketchbooks over the years. I’ve always loved drawing but my sketchbooks were at best sporadic, even in college […]