I've been faithfully attending a weekly drawing group at Art Center. These are two of yesterday's drawings. The first was a 25 minute pose. It's about 12"x18" and drawn with charcoal pencil. The second is about the same size, drawn with soft willow charcoal. It was a shorter pose, in the 5 to 10 minute range.
Looking down ... or, perhaps, inward. The sketch at left is timeless in its humanity.
ReplyDeleteI like "looking inward." Posing is so difficult, finding a place to go in your mind must help.
ReplyDeletea great one !!!
ReplyDeleteFive to ten minutes. You are killing me.
ReplyDeleteYou know what would be kind of funny? If Margaret and I joined you in one of these classes and posted what we were able to do in five to ten minutes.
ReplyDeleteWhat really used to make my students nuts at first was when I had the model change poses every 30 seconds. After that , 10 minutes seemed like an eternity.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't serious. Yoga is humiliation enough.
ReplyDeletethe 30 second gesture drawing is what honed my skills. It breaks you free of drawing from the wrist.
ReplyDeleteI mean this in the best possible way. This looks like a Walter Foster drawing. I'm a fan of Walter and have several of his "how to draw" books at the ready
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. I'm enjoying creating and sharing this on-line diary of drawings.
ReplyDeleteShanna, you are so right. Having ten minutes feels like forever, after the very short poses.
AH, the beginning of the learning curve is the place where one makes the greatest strides. And I think drawing comes naturally to us; anyone can do it. The fun and fascination is in the variation; each person's vision is unique.
PA, I think anything one can do to free up one's drawing--or change it up, when it's feeling getting stale--is helpful.
Hi Jean, I see in your paintings a sort of apathy of the subjects. They seem wait but like bored, irritate.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Have a wonderful week, Italo.
PS: I will follow your blog, waiting more paintings :)
Thanks, Italo. Good observation; this model was nodding off, when the pose permitted.
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