Exercise 1 Groups of objects

I liked the idea of shopping falling out of a bag but it didn't seem very imaginative and I've just drawn loads of groceries so for my first attempt I had things spilling out of a handbag

 Drawn in charcoal on some large sheets of corrugated cardboard that came as packaging

 I find it really hard to draw bigger than I see, I guess its practise

Am I allowed to put touches of white pastel in too?

Then I drew what was on the mantelpiece.

Graphite stick but it's a bit wishy washy because it dug into the paper if I pushed hard

 I tried marker pen but that was drying out so I added compressed charcoal. The composition is a bit dull

Finally I drew what was on the draining board

 Still cardboard box packaging this time I went straight to compressed charcoal

 and then added a bit of sneaky white pastel

I think the first drawing is the best but the last is more fluid.