Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Standing Figure In Yellow; Standing Figures

Drawn this morning, from life.

The standing gesture poses are pastel on 12"x16" pastel paper.

I was using some very old, very soft pastels that had apparently been through too many extreme temperature changes: They crumpled to nothing but powder as I tried to use them. It was frustrating.


8 comments:

  1. Looks like a good day of drawings. Enjoy your pastels.

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  2. Thanks, Anthony and Laura.

    Anthony, I was using some very old, very soft pastels that had apparently been through too many extreme temperature changes: they crumpled to nothing but powder as I tried to use them. It was frustrating.

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  3. I like the last one best. Something about their having similar vertical lines,but some differences in shape and color, little or no gender separation . . . that adds up to something interesting. The red of course stands out . . .

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  4. Thanks, Banjo.

    Those are one minute gesture poses, piled on top of each other.

    I don't often get to drawing early enough to draw these poses, but they tend to be some of my favorites, too, because they can be more dynamic.

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  5. I like the last one best too. It has a lot of energy. You do amazing work, even with your crumpled pastels and frustration.

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  6. Susan is right about the energy. Sort of has a 60s feel to me, and I like it.

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