Just sumpin' 'bout Jeff's face

It's just so much fun to draw.

Ambiguous

Simple is as simple does. Surprisingly, I like this. Just a lot of searching with the charcoal.

The Girl With The Faraway Eyes

Kind of dating myself here with the Stones reference but too bad, I'm gettin' old.

Jeff-stures

Thanks to Jeff for coming to our aid and modeling for us last night. Here are the gesture drawings from the session.

Model modeled

A longer pose afforded the time to really invest more interest in areas of the model. I had fun with this.

Let's just go in order

This is the next one from last Thursday. I liked the simple shapes although with such a willowy model there is far more detail to deal with and simplicity is fairly hard to come by.

Taming the charcoal

At this point I decided to be master of my drawing and not get drug along by the charcoal. Sometimes I just let things drift along and see what comes of such laziness. Glad I didn't with this session since there are a couple I am pretty pleased with.

A bit angular

I was breaking in new charcoal on the first couple of sketches and it seems I allowed the medium to dictate the terms of the drawing. Sometimes that can be a fun exercise. Not sure how I feel about this, though.

The gestures of good faith

Okay, I owe Amber for making the adjustments to her schedule. The Grizzly will be ready the next time you model.

Unfinished

Again with the unfinished face. Sheesh, I really have to prioritize when I draw.

Lost

Edges, that is. Potential for a nice finished piece. I am happy with the strong contrast of the figure against the drapery and, of course, the lost edges.

Last of Amber

Until later this week. Not my favorite drawing although it may serve as a prep sketch for a nicer drawing.

Sleep, perchance...

I've always liked the challenge of this pose. It's not that easy to render when drawing from a model as opposed to a photo. Trying to keep the proportions true when there is so many planes to deal with especially if one is standing and drawing and the constant movement of the head to take in the entire figure often creates problems, at least for me.

Just like yesterday

Another linear exploration. Lot's of fun making lines that somehow inform our brain that what we are seeing is a familiar object.

A linear sketch

Pieces like this really show me how much I was searching for the right expression of the figure. Sometimes I'm just almost remotely letting my hand go about interpreting the figure in front of me. When I work so deliberately I know that I'm really observing and not just "going with the flow".

Simple

I guess this one kind of sums up all of the evening. Simple, complete and I was relaxed. Seems to make a difference.

Sara in Repose

Nice and simple with the big shapes I sometimes favor. This was the first sketch of the last session and it set the tone for the rest of the night.

One of the sketches with Amber

I would love to have finished the face on this drawing since I really like this pose. As I stare at this one I think a strictly linear approach would have been a better treatment for the finish.

Back to the grind

From a week ago but nonetheless one of the latest sketches. I got a little involved in all of the shapes, possibly to the detriment of the final piece (such as a ten minute drawing can be).