{"id":1485,"date":"2026-07-20T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2026-08-09T17:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:51:54","slug":"back-to-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/workshops\/back-to-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The suggested theme for July’s monthly meeting was Charcoal Drawing<\/strong>. Five members attended and produced some interesting pieces during the 2 hours of experimentation with the medium. You can see the results below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy created a coastal scene and a woodland scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colin did a drawing of a racoon and another of a duck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike produced a rural scene, using very fine willow charcoal which helped achieve a more detailed outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sonia attempted to replicate some life drawings, previously completed in pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jim opted to try and finish the watery theme he started last month – a pastel of crashing waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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