Feb
11
2010
A day of drawing
Yesterday I visited Room A at the National Gallery. This little known room is rarely visited as it is only open for a few hours each Wednesday afternoon. It houses around 800 pictures. I was there to see the gallery’s collection of works by Eugène Boudin. I made sketches of several of them – the one shown here is a beach scene at Trouville.
In the evening I visited the historic Life Room at the Royal Academy, for two hours of drawing from the model with the New English Art Club Drawing School.
Next time you are in London on a Wednesday you know what to do.




![<a href="http://www.royconnelly.com/blog/archives/25">Pembrokeshire Coast</a> - [/caption]
I have just returned from a very wet and windy week painting in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales. The coastline here is stunningly beautiful with long sandy beaches and rugged cliffs. Despite the wild weather I got plenty of painting don... Pembrokeshire Coast](http://royconnelly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/newgale_pembrokeshire-300x225.jpg)
![<a href="http://www.royconnelly.com/blog/archives/146">Leaden Hall Summer Exhibition</a> - Friday sees the opening of the Leaden Hall Summer Exhibition in Salisbury. I will have several paintings in the show including the two shown here.
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The view of the cathedral across the Harnham Watermeadows was painted on the 19t... Leaden Hall Summer Exhibition](http://royconnelly.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/salisbury_cathedral_roy_connelly-300x242.jpg)