Wednesday Life Drawing

Saturday Life Drawing 5

The model is a retired dancer who takes wonderful poses.  How he managed to hold this one for 20 minutes at a time is a mystery.

I didn't get too far with this drawing because I had it pretty well-developed, only to discover I was about to run the head off the page (again!).  I wiped it out and started over.

Saturday Life Drawing 4

Wednesday Life Drawing

Saturday Life Drawing 3

When you get the figure right, it seems to relax on the page. I was happy with this one.

Saturday Life Drawing 2

Saturday Life Drawing 1

Wednesday Life Drawing

I'm sorry to say this was our last class 'til October.

I actually left class a little early because I got the drawing to this point and realized I would do nothing but mess it up from here. The pose has a Joan of Arc feeling that I like a lot.

Wednesday Life Drawing

This drawing has a directness that was pretty much forced on me by the medium, namely vine charcoal and stretchy eraser. I like it, though.

Wednesday Gouache 12

Wednesday Gouache 11

Saturday at PAFA 12

I'm sorry to say this was the last class. Back in September!

Wednesday Gouache 10

The good news is that we'll have the same model, in the same pose, this week, so I'll have a chance to finish this.

Saturday at PAFA 11

Wednesday Gouache 9

This tight, clumsy sketch is the kind of thing that happens when you haven't had class in 4 weeks. Onward! Keep painting!

Saturday at PAFA 10

Saturday at PAFA 9

Saturday at PAFA 8

This is the same model that I drew here and here.

Saturday at PAFA 7

Wednesday Gouache 8

This figure is headless because I ran out of time. The model arrived late, etc.