My little weekly drawing group met as usual on a Tuesday morning, early. No drawing subject matter had been pre-planned, so over rhubarb crisp and fresh coffee (it's not just about drawing), I suggested we draw one of the baskets in my friend's collection. We spent about an hour + 15 minutes sketching, challenged by the subtle shape of the basket, the rows of coils, and the dyed skin pattern detail. It was interesting to see the three very different approaches to rendering the basket! A little more work was done on the sketches later on, and there's more yet to be done on the two larger basket sketches.
Three sketches of the Eskimo basket. My drawing is on the upper left.

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