This is the third consecutive week I've made it to a live figure drawing session. Once again, short poses, five to 25 minutes. These sketches are on 6"x12" paper, in ink (two with highlighter) and, finally, pastel and crayon. Note: On June 11, I added more pastel to the last drawing and replaced the original with the revised version.
YOu did each of those in five to 25 minutes? Wow.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful - they have a real sense of presence.
ReplyDeletemy favorite time slot is the 6o second gesture drawing. Really forces exaggeration which for me was always necessary
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret and Katherine.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, because these are small, even 5 minutes feels like a fairly long time. The 25 minute pose actually resulted in two drawings for me (the two on the right) and I had time to color the backgrounds. (If I'd brought anything larger than my sketchpad with me, drawing on a larger piece probably would have made sense, here. I"ve been leaving the larger papers and board behind because that way I have less to drag with me and therefore less excuse not to go.)
PA, I usually don't get much but gesture out of one minute poses; I need two minute poses to get anything more. But I haven't done them in a while and I haven't done them this small. Something to try, if I get to a session where they're offered.
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ReplyDeleteI really like the one in the upper left corner. You have a definite sense of where/how the weight is resting, and to me that is so difficult.
ReplyDeleteI think they were 60 seconds. It's been awhile. I did them on bond paper 18' x 24"? Anyhow On the larger paper the drawing required more shoulder action ...less wrist. This practice would hold me in good stead when later i had to start drawing on walls.
ReplyDeleteRevisit my post. The front video is working now. I couldn't figure out why the comments went in the direction they did till mid-Town-G informed me.
Thanks, all.
ReplyDeleteAh, this model is amazing. That first pose and the standing pose, she held for about five minutes. I like that one, too.
PA, your comments about arm movement on larger paper are right on target. Some of this drawing is exhausting. I imagine wall painting, much more so. (What's the story behind "I had to . . ."?)