Back to the old stuff

Our model had an traffic incident last night and thus we had no session.  Here's an old head study to fill the gap of anything new.

Little head study

Probably the only sketch I liked from the session.  I had fun with this.

A study in conté

Conté makes everything better.

Channeling my inner fashion illustrator

I recently ran across a fabulous fashion illustrator named René Gruau and I think some of his sensibility rubbed off on me with this sketch. 

Gestures from a new model

Our newest Lady J in gesture.

Old painting

Long suffering piece that I finally finished 5 or 6 years ago.  Decided to detail the dress and change the background and lo & behold it popped.  Well, popped enough for someone to buy.  I hope she is happy in her home.

Equine sketches

Blue, at the top, is my niece's horse and was fun to draw.  The other was just something to do that turned out alright.

Puppy love

Love the face

I truly miss this model.  Alas, nothing is forever.  I really like the likeness I captured here.  About 3 years ago.

Back before The Black Hand Group

Probably 2000 or so.  I did a little oil study of this model as well.

Another week of old stuff

Really old.  Cep was a great friend who let me sketch her from time to time.  This was always a favorite of mine.

Conté

I don't know why conté seems to make the drawing easier.  I can't push it around like charcoal but it seems to go to the right spot and throw the right line more often than any other medium I use.  Odd.

Left arm

A bit better, but still knockin' the rust off of the charcoal.

Odd perspective

I normally like this angle, a challenge that is usually fun for me.  This one just didn't end up working well.  The left shoulder didn't give me enough to work with and makes the head sit, visually, wrong.  Overall I just wasn't happy with this one.

Trying to get warmed up

A simple arm study to get my hand back into this after a month layoff.

Back to new stuff... finally

A bit rusty but it was so much fun to get back to work.  Small group but not a bad way to get 2018 off the ground.  Thanks to Sara for modeling.

About 2 and a half years ago

Amazing how much my style depends on my mood, or more likely, my eyesight.

Hmmm

Without rendering the cloth beside her she comes in too skinny and her head is too large.  Sometimes just a couple of lines can make a difference.

Languid

Happy New Year.  Looks like our model here just ain't ready for the vacation to end.