Gestures of our newest model...

...Miss M.  She did a great job and the group had a pretty productive evening.  Thanks a lot, MIss M.
 

The long(er) pose from last week

 45 minutes and I was adequately warmed up with the two half our sketches we had already done.  This was fun and satisfying to draw.

Shaking things up

 With a smaller group I tried something a bit different.  We threw out the gestures and the shorter poses.  Instead we had the model sit for 2 half hour drawings followed by our usual 45 minute pose.  I have to say it made for a satisfying evening of drawing.  This was the first and, as you can see, I was content with sticking to his face for the most part.

Sometimes simple is best

 Only about 10 minutes or so to do this one but with the big shapes and strong shadows it was my favorite of the evening.

Long pose with Lady S

 Just could not get her likeness down.  Very frustrating since I liked a lot of what is going on with the rest of the sketch.  Sometimes it just goes awry.

Sittin' purty

 Simple little sketch to emphasize the fun shadows we had going on.

Tummy study

I just felt like playing around with the flat edge of the charcoal.  Some smeary stuff, donchaknow...
 

The gestures of Lady S, the September 14th edition

 We had only 5 one minute poses last night but I really like how these came out.  S does a wonderful job for us and it's nice when I can actually make her work for us work well on paper.

Long pose in conté

 I think I need to find a better paper to work with the conté better.  I like the texture when I lay it down initially but when I blend it I'm not as happy.  Perhaps a paper stock with more tooth or cotton content will make me happier.  I must investigate further.

A little noggin study

 I took some artistic liberties with the likeness.  I had some fun pushing certain features that probably didn't actually exist.  So sue me.

Cast shadows

 I tried to do this with only vine charcoal but I think I fudged a bit at the end.  Still, fun shapes to work with and push.

Basic focal point... the elbow?

 The left forearm was the most fun aspect for me to draw.  It was something about the way I could create mass with just a few lines and some simple modeling.

Gestures... just gestures

Hey, it's Mr. M.  Back for a full drawing season.  Here are his gestures.  Stop into our sessions on Thursdays if you wanna get your sketch on.

Long pose, just not the best sketch

 I should have left the face alone about two erasures ago.  I like a lot about this but I just couldn't get her likeness to work to my satisfaction.  Too bad, some decent stuff in this drawing otherwise.