A little announcement to anyone who might follow me on Instagram

 You can't.

 

 

 

Explanation?  I don't have one.  They told me I violated their Community Standards and gave me a chance to dispute.  I disputed.  They erased my account.  They make it nigh unto impossible to contact them to get an explanation.  If I find out, I'll let y'all know.

This isn't such a bad thing.  The algorithm that's being used (not just on IG, but everywhere) has made the platform a less enjoyable but completely time sucking experience.  A little less screen time ain't such a bad thing.  

Gestures of Samm

 Samm, as is often the case, came to the rescue of our little group when our scheduled model had a change in her work schedule.  We hope it is temporary but in the meantime Samm, our resident model, did her usual fantastic job.  These are the ten gesture sketches to start the evening.

Favorite of the evening

 Just a little study of the model's backside.  Concentrating on a small area made this much more fun to draw than trying to get the entire pose rendered.

Long pose

 Some really nice stuff to work with in this pose but I kept adjusting for movement and such and never got to fully commit to this sketch.  Spent a whole lot of time working on her right leg and it left me in a time crunch for much of the rest of the figure.

Too many solutions needed

 Just couldn't find my rhythm with this one.  A lot of subtle shading is required to bring this one to life.  10 minutes just ain't enough time to do "subtle".  At least not with these aging eyes...

Lots of unrealized potential in this one

 First "real" drawing of the night and it was a shame to have come from a 10 minute pose.  I would love to have spent at least half an hour on this one.  The proportions and the slight distortion of the angle made for a compelling image.  

First gestures of November

 Yep, gestures of Samm.  Not sure I can say much more than that.