Ten minutes

 Double the time and I get a bit closer.  I'm happy with achieving a sense of mass and curvature of the seated pose.  Gettin' looser...

Five minutes

 Just gettin' warmed up.  I'm slowing down and five minutes accomplishes very little.

Gestures of Samm

 You ain't seein' things.  You ain't crazy.  These are, indeed, last night's gesture sketches.  Betcha saw this comin'.

Long pose and yet still short on time

 This was a challenge.  Some of this was due to the poor lighting situation we found ourselves in but also because it's a real tough angle to deal with.  Still, I'm fairly happy with how this was coming together.

R E L A X

 As Aaron Rodgers once said.  This one was just starting to round into shape, it just didn't.

Some interesting problems to solve...

but I didn't quite get there...

One shouldn't draw when one is tired

 It took me quite some time last night to shake off the cobwebs of slumber and start to render with some modicum of competence.  This ain't one of those drawings.

Gestures of Miss P

Yep, gestures.  Of Miss P.  Go figure. (get it?  go figure?  I crack me up)

Long pose

 I switched up to some textured paper for this one and I think it paid off.  Sure, I could have used another 45 minutes or more on this, but I'm pretty happy for the most part.

15 minute head study

Didn't get far in 15 minutes, did I...
 

10 minute figure

 Again, focused on the points of interest rather than the details.  Made sure that the pose was accurately rendered, the knees in the foreground leading the eye into the midsection and up through the torso and out the unfinished noggin.

Ten minute head study

 This was fun to sketch.  Since it was quick I just focused on the essentials.  Pretty pleased with the outcome.

Gestures of Miss M, the second session

 Miss M returned for round two with our little group.  Several of these poses would have been great longer sketches.

The usual 45 minute finishing sketch

 This really was starting to round into its own, just ran out of time.  Lot's to like about this pose, just not a lot of real finish to the drawing.  Still, fun way to end the evening.  Great work, Miss M.

A 15 minute pose

 Lot's of great shapes and mass to draw.  I really enjoy the relations between the shapes and how it brings a sense of depth and weight to a drawing.  I could have drawn this pose for an hour or longer.