Final drawings of the year

This model was special to me for one reason. Our scheduled model for the evening didn't show up and this young artist offered to pose...

Study in Repose

Rubenesque

I wish I could remember this models name but she was terrific. Lot's of shape to draw. Certainly not what we are used to but she made ...

Now THAT'S a DRAWING!

Lost edges. Solid construction. Simple shading. Interesting shapes and a bit of movement to boot. This is what I wish I could bring to m...

Rare pencil drawing

Must've been in my Andrew Wyeth mood when I did this since I don't often use pencil. Especially on newsprint. I like the work, it ...

Appropriate...

The last week of any year is the traditional time to look back and reflect. I'm just looking back a little farther than usual. I hope ...

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone got what they truly wanted this year.

Twas the night before Christmas

And I'm sure sugar plum fairies were dancing in her head.

Reclined

One of my favorite models from the early sessions, Adrian. Again, I love using the newsprint versus the higher quality paper. It is far mo...

Happy Birthday, Pin Up Gal

Stephanie is celebrating a birthday. Here's to you, Miss S.

Well, what do you think...

have I declined? improved? evolved? I tend to think I have evolved but maybe taken a step back. Change but not necessarily for the better....

Some old stuff

Back in the days of longer poses, unbridled enthusiasm and not having any responsibility other than showing up and drawing. I was using new...

Looking back

Last "new" drawing of 2010. Apropos, I suppose, since I just ran across a lot of drawings from as far back as eleven years ago. ...

Second to last for the year

Kinda diggin' the freeform linework I used here. I think the spotting of darks works far better than yesterday's sketch and I final...

Coming to the end

See yesterday's post and you will understand what I meant by being seduced by the siren call of shading, alas, to ill effect. Don't...

Lines

I really liked where this one was going. I made the conscious decision not to add any contouring to this one. I tend to mess up a good pie...

Funeral for a Friend

This morning I attended a funeral for a man I barely knew. I renewed our acquaintance about eleven years ago. I met him purely by happenst...

Lot's of fun here

The mass, the lines, the great shapes! I loved working on this one. I wish I had more time with it and more paper. I would love to have w...

Liking this better

Much more to my liking. I like the shading and even the rendering of this one. Lost edges, spotty darks... just wish I had been a little l...

A bit sketchy

Still not in the groove. I fear for my return at the next session, nearly a month from now.

I'm a wee bit older today

Well, technically, I'm a wee bit older every day, hour, minute, second of my life. But that is neither here nor there, I've just tu...

Nice pose, Sara

I really like the execution of this sketch. Quick and accurate. Simplified forms and loose lines. I wish I could give myself permission t...

A bit better

I really like the shadows created here. I'll avoid the familiar plaint of not enough time. Oops, guess I didn't avoid it. I like ...

Eh...

Hey, give me a break here. It has been almost a month, ya know. Alright, alright, no excuse. Not my best but I think there are better one...

More gestures

Streeeeeeetttcccchhhhhiiiiinnnnnggggg it out. Just a couple more gesture drawings.

FINALLY!!!!!!

Last session of the year, unfortunately. So it was a good session to end on, I think. Here is the first of the gestures from last night.

Back to work

Tonight we will meet for possibly the last time this year. Maybe the 16th. Alas, I'm not happy about this but...

Up early...

so I thought I'd do a drawing. Just a quick little pencil sketch of one of my favorite models, Cep.