Three Nectarines (Pencil Drawing)

Three Nectarines (Pencil Drawing) Originally uploaded by randubnick

I am teaching a beginning drawing class at Red Brick, and tonight was the second session. When the students are doing an exercise or drawing, I try to do it too, whenever possible. Tonight I set up a still life of three nectarines on a plate. I started this drawing by following the contours of the fruit and the plate, paying attention to the negative shapes. Then I added shadows and shading. This exercise was fun, but it made me hungry!