Friday, March 30, 2018

Gestures of J



She left her glasses on for the gesture session.  Added a little dimension, I suppose.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Big strokes and shapes


I like this one because of the simplicity of the shapes and lines.  And maybe because I was channeling a bit of Steve Huston with the heavy outlines.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Lost in thought


This was a very difficult angle.  Not sure if it was my iffy eyesight or just the pose but I had so much trouble convincing myself of what I was sketching.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Tuesday


Just a sketch.  Of a girl.  With her arms. 

Monday, March 26, 2018

Venus de M...


Well, she has no arms at this point.  Was really liking the way the light and darks were playing across her figure.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

A box


This one was coming along.  I really like the curve of the torso and the weight of her head upon her hand.  Not the best sketch of the night but my favorite.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

A study in shadows

Probably the best sketch of the night, but not my favorite.  Had fun with the cast shadows, though.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Strands



A so so head study.  I think I was having too much fun to pay attention to accuracy.  Happens sometimes.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Tilt to her head

Just trying to get back into the flow of things.  Enjoyed working on her face but just blocked in the upper torso at the last second and it looks as though I was a bit off.

Friday, March 16, 2018

Gestures from last evening



Finally, back to drawing.  It has been disconcerting to have so many breaks between sessions and it has left me fairly unsatisfied with most of the work I've been producing.  I really need to have some flow going to feel that I can go forward.  Alas, it's out of my control so I take what I can get.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Congratulations, Lady A


An outstanding (and favorite of mine) former model for us has just had her first child.  Congratulations, Lady A.  Enjoy the joys of parenthood.

Monday, March 12, 2018

A bit of a curve


I like relaxed poses and this one was at the end of the session to just fill up some time. 

Friday, March 9, 2018

No model, no drawing session, so...

I'll use up a few of the "OK" drawings from so far this year and then hit old stuff.  I'm getting a bit worn out by having to cancel our life drawing sessions for whatever the reason of the week is.  Sorry, just frustrated.  Here's something from the last session.


I think I added some weight to the figure while drawing this, just to give it some interest.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Quick head study


Turns out this was my favorite sketch of the evening.  Organic and loose.  Fun to do.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Sketchy noggin


I had some problems with this.  I kept having to thin up the torso during the pose.  Not sure why I had her so wide but as the drawing was coming together I saw that I had given Lady J a body builders back.  I think I was able to pull it back by the time the clock ran out, though.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Coy


Just a bit of line and modeling in this.  I like when the drapery is left linear and the figure is rendered more fully, it draws the attention to the form of the model rather nicely.  Granted, this is really just a start but I like the juxtaposition.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Scrunched


 A pretzel pose but I really liked how her nose was scrunched on her knee.  This was pretty fun to draw.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Finally hitting a bit of stride...


... at the end of the night.  Figures.  Not great but I felt more in control with this one so all was not lost.