Action/Reaction

I like how the placement of Ashley's hands affects the position of her right breast.  It may not be a drawing to hang but it does inform the artist (me) of the manner in which the human form reacts uniquely from form to form but also uniformly in general.

Running behind

I'll post something from last night's session later.  So here is something... not quite so recent.

Oops...

no drawing after all.  Our model was sick so I had to cancel.  Back to the old stuff.  An old Ashley sketch from last year.

A partial of Ashley

This was starting to come together.  I liked the pose and the way her body folded into itself a bit.  I hope we can get her back to model again.

More of the old(ish) stuff

I really liked the positioning of Ashley's legs in this one.  Just didn't have enough time to get this one even close to where I wanted it.

Another simple sketch

Probably my favorite drawing of the evening.  It also happened to be the first one of the night as well.

Simple and focused

I like the slight slump to the figure, forcing the shoulders forward and a gentle curve down through the belly.  Simple and elegant.

Another fun pose

Lots to draw, same old issue... time.  I need to get back to trying to throw just a single line to delineate the form rather than searching with the charcoal.

Nice pose

I enjoyed the pose but, again, ran out of time to really do anything meaningful with the drawing.  I think I may go back to my old ways of just doing select sections of the figure that hold my interest.

Some gestures of Ashley

Ashley returned and we got some good poses from the session.

Best of an off night

I just wasn't really on last Thursday but this one had potential.

Just her back

Simple is as simple does.  Not much else to say here.

Lost opportunity

So much going on in this pose that I simply ran out of time.  As you can see I was having a rough time with the left arm, positioning it a couple of different times.  I also was quite heavy handed with most of my drawings, at least it felt that way.

Not a particularly good evening for good drawings

Don't know why I feel back the other night but I struggled.  I'll post the better ones, such as they are, this week.

Gestures of Ashley

A small group but that didn't stop Ashley from doing her usual great job.

My favorite of the night

Just a gentle little sketch.  Really enjoyed doing this and kept Fechin in mind so I wouldn't get too carried away and heavy.

One of two decent drawings

Tomorrow will be my favorite drawing of the evening.

Torso

Reclined and relaxed.  Best poses to draw since the model usually doesn't move a whole lot.  Last sketch for the night and not a lot of time so I focused on her knee and drew from there.

Wasted opportunity

I switched paper for this drawing and I didn't adjust very well.  Nice sway to the back intrigued me and I just couldn't pull it off.  It happens.

Gestures of Ashley

Small group last night but a good session.  After my trip to see Fechin in Seattle I seem to have gotten refocused with my drawings.  The last few drawings of the night were my best in some time.  We'll get to those later.