All the figure drawings (artistically NSFW)

Did you miss my post on The Toast?

I am behind on everything at the moment, or at least it feels like I am, which as far as mood goes is essentially the same thing. By way of catch-up I present to you three weeks of life drawings.

First, the limber and dancerly Jenny. I had drawn her before, five years (!) ago.

Two-minute gesture poses

(This last grouping makes me so happy.)

Five-minute poses

Two attempts at the same pose

My favorite from the evening. 20 minutes and I tried to get a little of the pattern from her skirt (which she was obviously not wearing at the moment).

Another 20.

Last pose of the evening.

The elegant and dramatic Terry.

1-minute gesture poses

10-minute poses

20-minute poses

two more 20-minute poses

And Alex, whom I have also drawn before. I find him a particularly energizing presence.

Before he showed up, our instructor, Suzanne, modeled for us briefly. I had a surprisingly hard time drawing someone in clothes. But then, the first poses of a session always are the hardest, anyway.

2-minute gestures

5-minute poses (I love that center one)

10-minute poses

a 20-minute pose and maybe my favorite drawing of the evening though it does not look especially like him

40-minute pose; for the chaise I tried working wet-on-wet after a suggestion from a classmate

last pose of the evening

And this is how the scroll looks now: