Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Long pose
After three 15 minute drawings (and a break for the model) this 45 minute drawing felt less daunting than usual. I'm liking the format we came up with. I became pretty comfortable with the process.
Labels:
conté,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Incomplete
Other than the gestures, this was the only charcoal sketch. For some reason I felt more comfortable with the conté this session.
Labels:
charcoal,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Monday, March 31, 2025
Cecil got his pose
This was starting to round into its own. Even at 15 minutes the time just wasn't enough to be much more than a sketch.
Labels:
conté,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Sleepy time
This was a challenging drawing from a lighting aspect. I had difficulty getting enough contrast from the overhead lamps. Oh, and the pose itself presented challenges, as well. Luckily, I had 40+ minutes to work on it. Could have used a couple of hours...
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Back to basics
Not a lot of detail to this sketch. I was having fun with this, although I was constantly fixing the proportions.
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Mostly outline
This was starting to come into its own. Not enough time to develop this one to the degree I would have liked. Still, I'm happy with what I got done in the few minutes I had.
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Monday, March 24, 2025
Hand on hip
Pretty standard pose. I'm almost always drawn to the flexed muscles or the folded skin more than the familiar aspects of the form. Hence why I put more effort into the back on this drawing than the front of the figure.
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Friday, March 21, 2025
Gestures
Labels:
charcoal,
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
gesture drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Long pose, not my best effort
40+ minutes. Just a slog for me. Not sure why I didn't connect with this drawing. It just got messy and disconnected. A classic pose that I just couldn't make work. C'est la vie.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
15 minutes and not a lot of progress
I was having fun with this little study in shapes and shadow, otherwise known as form. Just wish I were faster.
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Monday, March 17, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
My favorite
Seems I like the perspective poses best. Love the challenge and it adds a bit of action to the piece. And those shadows, what's not to like about this pose?
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
45 minutes and this is all I could do? Sheesh
I was working with an oil pencil and it hampered my progress. Really did me no favors when it came to blending the shaded areas. Still, even with the lack of progress to show, I'm happy enough with the drawing aspect of the, uh, drawing.
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Two tone sketch
Our model had a little trouble holding a standing pose for 25 minutes. I usually don't ask the model to stand for more than 10 minutes but we tried this. Thanks, Lady S, for being a good sport.
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Monday, February 10, 2025
Gestures of Lady S from 2/6
We had a small group so we changed it up. Only 5 one minute gesture poses started the evening off. This is what that looks like. Others may not be so abstract.
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
figurative drawing,
gesture drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Better than it had any right to be
That's what I feel about this one. I really thought that this pose would be a total failure and, much to my surprise, it came together.
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Sittin' purty
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
Profile
Labels:
charcoal,
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
head study,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Favorite of the evening
I'm really happy with where this is going. There is a subtlety and nuance that makes me smile. Pretty pleased, if I do say so.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The long pose
Not my favorite sketch of the evening. Her left arm really presented some problems for me and 35 minutes just wasn't enough time to get it right in relation to the rest of the piece.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Profile
Labels:
charcoal,
female,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Monday, January 20, 2025
Simple profile
Labels:
conté,
female,
figurative drawing,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Simple
My favorite drawing of the evening. This started out as just a study of her arm and ended up becoming a drawing in progress.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Tilted
I was really starting to enjoy this drawing. The tilt of her head, and that tension in her left arm. All of the shapes and shadows making some compelling forms.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
The first long sketch of 2025
There are only a few aspects of this that I'm happy with. Her face just didn't work out for me even though there is a lot to work with.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
Friday, January 10, 2025
Lady in Red
Second drawing of the new year. Pretty happy with it, as much as one can be happy with a 10 minute sketch.
Labels:
conté,
female,
life drawing,
MSU-B,
nude,
the Black Hand Group
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