A little tension

 A quick line study of Lady P.  Never enough time to capture what I want...

Gestures of a Muse

 Always fun to work with Lady P.

Now this was fun

 I really enjoyed working on this one.  It really plays to my interests, the delicate lines and the shaping of the masses with lines more than shading.  This was fun and I'd have loved to had a couple of hours with this pose.

A bit of Sepia doodling

 Working with these pencils has certainly slowed me down.  But in a good way, I think.   I'm not as interested getting a full figure done in the tiny time frame available.  I've been looking at a lot of artist's work on-line and I've been wondering if I'm not giving myself enough permission to really time my time and explore each piece.  Tiny steps...

Lyra pencil sketch

 I went to Art's and picked up some Lyra colored pencils to try and match the bistre and sepia conte sticks I've been so fond of.  I intended to pop some nice, tight lines into the heavy handed stick-work I have been doing.  Turns out I spent more time noodling than I did smudging. 

A couple of quick charcoal sketches

 

Last night's gestures

 

The best of the lot

The fifteen minutes I got to spend on this just wasn't enough.  This was starting to come into its own.  Lovely light and shadow and some great drapery.  I enjoyed working on this one.

Bended knee

 So many really fun shapes to explore and when the time ran out I had a nice little abstract study.  I like it, though.

Okay, the long (and disappointing) pose

 

This looks like a Frankenstein drawing.  By themselves, the pieces look decent.  Thrown together and it just looks like I had already started drinking.  I should have started over but sometimes I just plow ahead and think I can pull it out.  Not this time.

Ah, what could have been...

 A ten minute drawing that barely came to life.  I wish this had been twice as long (at least).

Some gestures (obviously)

 Lady S in a few 60 second poses.  Smaller group last night.  I think I did okay (you be the judge as these roll out over the next week) but I did disappoint myself with the long pose. 

A little quick study

 Probably the most successful sketch of the night.  A bit heavy handed, though.

Long pose

 This was a challenging pose.  For me, the only thing that worked was the left forearm.  Mr. B's body is so angular that relying on anatomical knowledge can only go so far.  When dealing with a unique body type problems are inevitable.  More time is needed to nail all of the variations that this pose presented.  As always.

Another head study

 As a drawing, this looks better.  As a likeness... nope.  Still struggling.

Quick head study

 I've been having a tough time capturing Mr. B's likeness.  Great features that I just can't pull together.  It's frustrating.

Mr. B. returns for another round

Gestures of Mr. B.  Those poses would have been nice to have been longer.  Alas, the nature of the game.
 

Long pose that was a problem

 This pose, by its very nature, was inevitably going to change.  The weight on his right arm was always going to shift the position over the course of 45 minutes. I should have recognized this and worked on that arm at the start.  Alas, I didn't do the smart thing.  Still, there are several aspects to this sketch that I really am happy with.

Shadow and Light

 Strong cast shadow makes this my favorite.  So much fun to play with.

Just a head study

 A start to a drawing that will go no further.  Too bad.