Coming along nicely

 The long pose that still couldn't make it to the finish line.  However, where is landed makes me happy enough.  Great angles, mass and relationships between shapes.  Even the lost edges work with this piece.

Alright...

 ...this one is starting to come together.  I need to develop the belly area a bit more, but I kinda like how this one "sits".

Tattoo you

 I don't normally like to include the chest tattoo that Samm has, but I had a kneaded eraser mishap and smeared black charcoal right between the breasts.  It didn't clean up well enough so I added her ink art.  I'm upset as I think it could have been a pretty nice sketch otherwise.  C'est la vie.

Happy Labor Day...

 And I should have labored a bit more on this one.   When I try and shoehorn the head in at the last moment I usually have a proportion problem.  A couple of lines will fix this but, ultimately, the head is needed at all in this study.

Gestures plus one

The gestures and a five minute exercise in futility.  The above sketch was me trying to draw a horizontal pose in the vertical, making the adjustments in my head.  First, if I were to do that again (as it was a total failure) I would take more than five minutes to try and work it out.  Second, I'd probably not try it again.
 

Final sketch from the last session

 Long session.  This started to come together and I delved into some more of the in and out aspect of shadows being shared across the figure.  This is something I really want to explore more.

Okay, I can get behind this one

 This starts to feel more like me and what I see when I draw.  The lost edges, the shading and blending.  Yeah, I like this one.