A decent start that went awry

 Proportions... always be sure of your proportions.  I should have been more attentive.  I'm happy with the line work, just needed to be more focused.

Lyra pencil sketch

 I went to Art's and picked up some Lyra colored pencils to try and match the bistre and sepia conte sticks I've been so fond of.  I intended to pop some nice, tight lines into the heavy handed stick-work I have been doing.  Turns out I spent more time noodling than I did smudging. 

Model stride

Just getting in sync with the model again.  Not sure I had a great (or even good) night but we'll see how they play out over the next few posts.

Courage to the rescue

Some good poses from the lovely Courage.  She filled in when our scheduled model couldn't come in and she did a great job.

Continuation

And this is the "finish" of the pose started the week before. Could use a couple more sessions but it was a good exercise for the group and myself.

Back to drawing tonight

After a week off the Black Hand Group returns to the YAM for another life session.  I truly look forward to these evenings not just for the drawing but to see other artists work and enjoy the company of my peers.  Of course, there's always Jake's afterward for a couple of Red Stripes and some down time.  Cheers

Daily Drawing

Please remember all who sacrificed for us.  

Conte

We'll return next week with a new batch of drawings from the Thursday night session.  Until then, here's an older, but not too much older, drawing.

Conte drawing

Daily Life Drawing

Drawings

Another Day, Another Drawing

Just another drawing

hmmm, what could it be today?

Last night

A couple from last night's Black Hand Group session.  I want to give a well deserved acknowledgement to the models who sit for us.  Without their willingness to work with us and try to accommodate our requests for interesting poses we would have nothing.  More importantly we wouldn't be growing as artists without their hard work.  And let's face it, it ain't easy sitting still for long periods of time, or taking some of the twisting poses that we ask for.  To everyone who has taken the time to let me pursue my art, thank you.

The charcoal I posted is one of those instances that you just run out of time.  I hope to have the model over to the studio for a painting session to really take advantage of such a nice pose.

Older stuff

More drawings.  Seems to be a theme here, don't it.  Well, for me any way, the human form is the most endlessly fascinating subject and drawing is the most direct manner to express myself.  I'm not trying to find the deeper meaning in my work, just to explore the lines I make as they relate to the figure.  You may notice that I don't always (rarely, in fact) get all of the figure into the drawing.  That's because I get lost in the little areas that just grab my attention and won't let go until the pose is over.  Enjoy the fruits of my labor.

A little conte

One of my favorites.