Another head study

I really enjoyed drawing this one.  Nice way to end the night.

Just a noggin' study

First drawing of the night.  Some problems with proportion but I was mostly concerned with the model's face.  Riley has some interesting features that make it pretty easy to draw.

More Riley

Really made a mess of the face but that's the nature of sketching, I guess.

Back to work

I've been on the road most of this week and wasn't able to post like I usually do.  So it's back to normal.  Here is another sketch of Riley from last week.

Post from the road

Been traveling for my job but I have a couple minutes to post one of the better sketches from the last session.

A bit of movement

The pose had a twist that our model couldn't quite hold so the upper part of the drawing doesn't quite match the lower portion of the torso.  I decided to leave it alone and concentrate on just the details.  It happens sometimes but that's just the way it goes.

Gestures from Thursday

Riley has been doing a great job as one of our two newer models.  Thanks go out to him for helping us out.

Last sketch

of the night, that is.  Probably the best drawing of the session, which usually doesn't happen for me.  However, it is a back shot, how difficult could it have been?!

Lyendecker type model

J C Lyendecker would love to have had Riley pose for him. 

Measure twice... draw once

I measured and re-measured the hand in this one and it is accurate.  Just a trick of perspective.  It was fun to sketch this one even though I didn't get to the face.  Just the way it goes.

False Start

Wasn't happy with the first try and switched from terra cotta to black conte.  Very basic to get the evening started but I like the planes and forms.

Gestures of Riley

The Black Hand Group welcomed a new model to our little gathering.  He did an excellent job and we look forward to working with him again.  Here are the gestures from last night.