The long pose part two

 After we broke the long pose we went with a seated pose and I just decided to loosen up.  Pretty happy with the result.  All in all, a fun evening of drawing.

The long pose...

 ...cut short.  Lady S was holding staff and it just wasn't going to be comfortable for the entire 45 minutes.  So we cut the pose in half and this is where it sat.  This was turning into something and I'm sad to see that it won't come into its own.  I kinda felt like I was channeling Shane Wolf when I was doing this.

Vignette

 I really love doing these little vignette studies.  Needed a little more time but that's the nature of art.  Capture what you can and appreciate it for the time you get.

Sittin' purty

 

"Sanguine Serenity"

Sheesh, kinda pretentious title... even for me.

Gestures from a full session

 Lady S just giving it all she's got.  A fun night with a good group on a snowy April evening.

More stuff

 A couple of head studies.  The top piece is in oil and both are on view at Roots in the gallery.

Other stuff

 

A couple of drawings currently on display at Roots in the gallery.

The result

 I've had more successful drawings done in less time.  However, it was very relaxing to not feel pressured by the clock.  I should have moved to the other side of the room, however.  Much better shadows on that side.

Gestures from a different kind of session

 A different kind of night, you ask?  Well, we had our gesture session (obviously) but we decided to do a single pose with a single break for the model.  How did that go?  Tune in tomorrow for the result.

The final pose of the evening

 

Lovely pose with her right leg draped over the arm of the chair.  I'm actually just as happy with what I left out as I am with what I chose to keep in.  I may finish the face, just to see how the focus changes.  As it stands (or sits) this composition has such a strong diagonal to it, I'm a bit reticent to mess with it.  Regardless, pretty happy with this one.

One of two I was happy(ish) with

 I was having fun with this one.  Would like to have had more time and better paper to work on this, but I just have to quit being precious with my work.  It's all a learning experience.

A little head study for 12 minutes

 I couldn't get the details of her mouth and chin right so I made the artistic decision to be vague and mysterious.

The model moved

The twist was great, she just couldn't hold it.  So I gave up and did a little head study to round out the fifteen minutes.  'sall good.
 

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.