Life drawing – different model, different style
February 7, 2008 at 8:05 am | In life drawing | 20 CommentsLast night my life drawing group met. I started out using pencil on the warm-up sketches (2minutes), and I was a little stressed out so it took me a while to warm up.
And then I wa overtaken by an irrestible urge to use pen and watercolor wash. the model was wonderful, very graceful, and with extremely “generous proportions”. It was a really nice change and I had a lot of fun. These are all from 5 minute poses.
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These are wonderful. I DO prefer to draw the models with generous proportions, but I must say I still find life drawing difficult.
Comment by Wendy Shortland — February 7, 2008 #
I’m two weeks away from the start of my class at the local college…and so excited! These are great Casey. I think I especially like the your use of color here. Fantastic!
Comment by mARTa — February 7, 2008 #
Love the hits of colour! You have nicely rounded out your figures.
Comment by Col — February 7, 2008 #
You did a lot in 5 minutes ! These are nice–love the shadows.
Comment by bec — February 7, 2008 #
You are getting wayyyyy too good at this Casey!
Comment by Anita Davies — February 7, 2008 #
It’s great how you deal with figure drawing. Wonderful exercises.
Comment by pedro — February 7, 2008 #
These are beautiful. Your pen lines look so confident and assured.
Comment by Laurel Neustadter — February 7, 2008 #
What lovely free and colourful life drawings. At life drawing last night the first half was dreadful, then after the break I could suddenly draw again. I don’t understand why that happens!
Comment by Jess — February 8, 2008 #
these are just beautiful! I love the colors and the loose lines – I especially like that one third from the top. Her pose is so interesting.
Comment by juj — February 8, 2008 #
Casey the colours are wonderful! I never have the courage to make skin look anything but skin-tone coloured!
Comment by Mithi — February 8, 2008 #
Wow – one place in life where “generous proportions” are appreciated – how wonderful.
I loved your first drawings from life class, but these are much more “you” in style and flow, and are really beautiful.
Comment by Mim Stella — February 9, 2008 #
Really, Mim. Let’s hear it for generous proportions!
Comment by Casey — February 9, 2008 #
Generous proportions and beautiful lines! Made me happy just looking at them, Casey. Your loose washes are very pleasing too.
Comment by Robyn — February 10, 2008 #
WOW so nicely done, the colours and the lines are great….I love the natural overall look of the person. BRAVO
Comment by doudy — February 11, 2008 #
Casey loved the freedom of your quick drawings in pen and great to see so many colours on the skin. Lovely curves – why is thin supposed to be beautiful in this modern world? These are so pleasing to the eye. I did pen and wash at my last weeks life drawing session, but they seem stilted and contrived against these.
Comment by joan sandford cook — February 11, 2008 #
Very nice drawing !!
Comment by xavier — February 11, 2008 #
I love your life drawings – what great spontaneity and use of colour!
Comment by Katherine — February 11, 2008 #
even though these sketches are more fluid that the last post, you still nailed the gestures and they read as very natural.
Comment by Bill Sharp — February 12, 2008 #
These are so wonderful and so you, Casey. It seems I say both of those things a lot, but, really, you do have such a distinctive style. And you are such a colorist! You seem much more confident in the way you’re constructing the figures these days. Felicitations!
Comment by Laura — February 13, 2008 #
These are fantastic! Excellent work.
Comment by parisparfait — February 17, 2008 #