More Five Minute sketches

I was really happy with the top piece as I was drawing, but it kind of became just an average drawing (again).  The second piece was startin...

Just back

A simple pose for her first time.  I liked the tilt of the head and the cast shadows.  However, most of the drawings for the evening were fi...

Gestures from a new model

  Two big "Thank You"s go out to a couple of our models.  First, thank you to our new model, Sarah, for doing such a great job the...

Last call

The final drawing from the night could have been quite good.  The sharp angle of the hip caught most of my attention as well as the shoulder...

Favorite of the night

I really wish I could have gotten further into this drawing.  I love the way the hair falls on the top of the pillow, very "Gibson Girl...

Twos-day's sketches

The top piece was pulled from a great gesture pose.  Unfortunately, when it became a longer pose all of the freshness seemed to be missing. ...

nine, ten... ready or not

I can't put my finger on why the first drawing doesn't work but I just don't like it.  I think that if I had the time to finish ...

Almost

I was really enjoying this piece when I started to realize I had misplaced a few lines.  This led to the drawing becoming a learning exercis...

Ten minute study...

that became four minutes.  Unfortunately, I was pulled away twice on this drawing to deal with "administrative" duties.  Kinda thr...

Another week, another set of gestures

What can I say, they're gestures. Amber takes great poses and we had her take one from the first sheet for five minutes later in the se...

Now hold on a moment

  I know I said that a previous sketch was my favorite, but (no pun intended) I'm pretty partial to the back shot above.  There is some ...

A couple more

Both of these had potential, especially the prone sketch.  I was really feeling good about that one and it just didn't pull together to ...

At last

... an image I am happy with.  Again, I went with big shapes and shadows.  Again, I left out the face.  This time I incorporated some of the...

Seated

and faceless. I don't know what happened at this session but I just wasn't getting as far along in the drawings as I would have lik...

Frustration

  This one just wasn't coming together.  Damn you, Henry, and that stick you so desperately love.  I really want the drawings with the s...

Less finesse...

but more oomph.  Using the side of the conté more aggressively certainly produces it's own results.  I kind of like the look.  With 16 p...

Last night's gestures

Finishing up last weeks sketches

The top piece is probably my favorite from the evening.  The bottom piece was starting to come along but just didn't have the same feel ...

Loose interpretation

I just had a terrible time with her likeness last week. But I like the figure well enough. A bit more time & I would have been happier...

Finally...

one I am pleased with. I really had fun with the scapulas and the left arm. The elbow really caught my attention and I'm actually happ...

A bit better

I started getting a more into the session now and I think my sketches began to show just that. Of course, that's just my opinion. We...

Loose head study

Just a quick, non representative head study.  This in no way resembles the model.  Sometimes you just miss the mark.  

Adequate but...

just not right.  Hey, first drawing of the evening.  There are a few better to come.

Last night, I didn't get to sleep at all...

all, aaaalllllll. Okay, I did, but I just felt like singing. So sue me. Anyhow, here is the gesture page from last evening. Great job fr...

Let's close last Thursday out, shall we?

Really struggled with the head study.  It got all twisted out of proportion.  Eh, it happens.  The back sketch to end the night was coming a...

A couple more

I kept the loose style going with the next couple of the drawings, gradually tightening up a bit.  Not worrying whether I was going to get t...

Similar pose...

better result.  Looser approach gave me more freedom which, I believe, led to a better drawing.  I probably had more fun with this sketch th...

Good start...

but I just didn't care for how this one finished up. Yeah, like it's the drawings fault.