BUDDING young Gympie artists watched and learned from one of the best at the Gympie Regional Gallery last Saturday.

National 5; Drawing Pencils, charcoal and graphite. Artists can experiment with a variety of techniques, materials and media when drawing in order to develop and communicate ideas.

A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci of the Mona Lisa.