My fave of the sesh

 Why is it my fave?  'cause I was having an absolute blast constructing her leg and starting to build up the incredible shadows she was casting.  Didn't finish, but that doesn't make it any less fun.

 Ouch, this one had so much potential and I just didn't handle it right.  Maybe a different medium would have been a better choice.  Probably should have gone with charcoal or maybe black conté.

Blurry charcoal

 I so desperately wanted this one to turn out and it just didn't.  It might at some point, but that's a long way in the future.

Second page of gestures

 Not as messy but also not exactly a frame worthy piece of art...

First page of gestures

 Wotta mess!  I can see what I was doing but that doesn't mean anyone else can.

Last drawing of the symposium. Saved the best for last

   I thought I published this on April 8.  Doesn't seem to show up.  So I'm trying again.

  I cannot believe that I finished the three days with my strongest drawing.  This may be the strongest drawing I have ever done.  I'm judging this in terms of what I wanted and what I achieved.  I feel I exceeded my expectations for this one hour pose (which, with breaks was more like 45 minutes).  My line sensitivity was at its peak and the gentle use of the shading and multiple build ups of said shading created something I just wasn't prepared for.  I give all the credit to the previous 14 hours of drawing that led to this last hurrah of charcoal and paper.  This was everything I could hope for coming out of this creative maelstrom.  

  Thanks go to Shane Wolf and his wife for everything they endured to bring this to life.  The sponsors who helped defray the costs and give promotion to the symposium.  I'm still on a high from this and feel sad that I won't be getting such an intense experience again for over a year.  This showed me what could be and I am now trying to figure out how to keep this level up try and move forward.

15 minute pose #3

 This pose and drawing are my favorites of the evening.  Great angle and so many subtle shapes to work with.  Another one to revisit, just minimally.