Still life with pears

This is my own progress on the longer drawing (the first of the semester) we started in Studio Art 1 a week ago. I had some catching up to do. Though I encourage my students to work silently, I often find myself addressing a drawing problem common to the group in my 'presentation' voice. I weigh this against the value of the once-quiet atmosphere before going into 'lecture mode'. Sometimes it's better to let the artist sit with the frustration or just to back away from one's own work, and so sometimes I will just keep drawing. But when I spend too much time away from my demonstration drawing, I later need to catch up. This was an enjoyable and soothing use of my time while we waited for Hurricane Ian to pass over us. Below are progress shots of my nearly complete drawing.