Friday... it must mean gestures

Yep, there they are.  And that's all I have to say about that.
 

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.

My fave of the night

 Simple shapes and shading.  Effective minimalism.  Pretty happy with it.

Incomplete

 Other than the gestures, this was the only charcoal sketch.  For some reason I felt more comfortable with the conté this session. 

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.

Some gestures

 Yep, I can confirm, without a group chat chain, that these are unclassified gesture drawings.

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...

Back to basics

 Not a lot of detail to this sketch.  I was having fun with this, although I was constantly fixing the proportions.

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.

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.

Gestures

 The usual Friday posting... gestures.

15 minute knee study

 Fun to draw, as always.  Not sure how many people like to draw knees, but I know at least one.

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.

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.

Shapes

 Five minutes and I like where this one was headed.  I even like where it ended.

Gestures... always gestures

 Don't get me wrong, I love doing gestures but they really don't make for a compelling post.

Success

 Well, I think it's successful in my eyes.

Long pose

 Using this paper was fun but it is a texture I need spend time with.  45 minutes just wasn't enough.

Finally, getting into the groove

 Perspective drawings are my favorite.  This was coming along well enough.  Needed more time, though.

Not much to see here

I still wasn't warmed up yet.  Fairly tentative little sketch.

Gestures after two weeks off

Gestures.  'nuff said.
 

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sittin' purty

 I had to fight to get this pose.  Kept getting back shots.

Shapes and shadows

 May finish this one.  Not a lot left, just working out the hair and maybe the left foot.

Profile

 A quick head study.  No great shakes.

Gestures of Miss P

 Another day in paradise.

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.

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.

Profile

 

Again, lost edges and some cast shadows.

Simple profile

 Lost edges and cast shadows.  My favorite kind of drawing.

Gestures of good will

 10 one minute sketches.  Enjoyable throwaway art.

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.

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.

First head study of 2025

 This was coming into its own, although there are some fixes that I'd like to implement, as usual.

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.

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.