AT MASTERCLASS

the tutor gave us rules
for the next Study
To draw the Model
seated on a high stool
In elegance
at a glance


White paper must be
charcoaled generously to
a perpendicular centre line
To move the charcoal we must

use our hands and fingers
a rubber maybe used
to transfer line
We must finish
taking care to reach
Perfection
in tonal balance


With this faith
in this precious place
the order of things
will then be seen                             
in light and space
From the black
into the white

You see
In Essence
we are grains of dust
Woodsmoke Scented
Black and White              

John Weedon