Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy

 This would make a wonderful painting with great drapery and maybe some jewelry.  She was holding a styrofoam ball rather than a skull, but we all know what it represented.  Some wonderful shadows at play in this one.

Sorry for the delay...

 Took a trip out of town so I didn't get these shot before last night.  Here are the gesture drawings.

 Samm has really become a fantastic figure model.  She commits totally to giving the artists exactly what they want and has pushed her gestures to another level.  We are lucky to have her.

Twist

 This is my favorite of the session and it was the first pose of the night (sans the gesture poses).  In my  eyes, it all went downhill for me from this point.

Knees, shins and a little blue book

 I wasn't enamored with this pose so I just focused on the knees and the shadows.

45 minutes (or thereabouts)

 This was a lost opportunity.  I was having so much fun with manipulating the shadows that I didn't pay as close of attention to the basics.

Gestures with Patience

Scribble, scribble, scribble...
 

As per usual, the long pose

 

I was thoroughly enjoying the beautiful shadows and how informed the shapes and mass of the figure.  Really a nice pose to work from.

Fifteen minutes again

This one deserved more time.  I would love to have gotten to her head and neck in a more meaningful way.
 

The fifteen minute face...

 ...without eyes.  (Apologies to Billy Idol for twisting his lyric)

The two 10 minute drawings

 Just kinda gettin' warmed up with these.

Gestures of Dylan

 Our last session with Dylan for a while yielded some wonderful poses.  Gestures, anyone?

The other ten minute pose

 Again, I was fascinated with shapes and wasn't concerned about creating a full figure.

Back to work... hopefully for a long time

 Dylan has come back for a couple of weeks.  These are the gestures that got us all motivated for the rest of the session.

First 10 minute of the session...

 ...and it turned out to be my favorite drawing of the night.  Sometimes it pays to quit when one's ahead.

Languid

 Not a lot here but the long lines really speak to me.  I would have considered trying to finish this one but I wrinkled the paper and rendered that a moot point.

Lovin' the vine charcoal here

 Smudgy goodness abounds with this sketch.  I really didn't give the drapery its due attention.  An issue with time, unfortunately.  I am, however, pretty happy with the figure itself.

The long pose

 I was getting experimental with the manner in which I drew this, whereas I think there is some good stuff here, ultimately I'm not very satisfied with the result.

Sleepy Bye

 The restful pose.  I wasn't very successful with this one.

Gestures of Samm

 Samm really gave us some wonderful gesture poses.  So much fun to work with the dynamics she displayed.

 

 

Like a racoon

 My favorite of the evening.  Last pose before the break and I had about 9 minutes.  I loved the shadows around her eyes and bridge of her nose.  I opted to work the areas of interest rather than get all of the pieces knocked in, leaving a much more incomplete drawing than I already have.  At least this one looks artistic in its choices.