TSA Sunday – Maria

Drawings from today, 5 to 15 minutes, except for the top drawing which is from the afternoon three hour pose.

TSA Sunday – Lidia

TSA Sunday – Michaela

I tried out Mylar again today. It’s not easy to control charcoal on plastic! The pan pastel did glide beautifully on it, and I love the tactile feel of smudging the medium on the page with my fingers. But I also learned not to overdo it — oily charcoaled fingerprints stain Mylar.

Michaela was the model today, for both the long and short poses.

Thursday night at the TSA

Yesterday, I decided to go to the TSA for their evening drawing session. Here are some of my drawings of Geneviève.

Ben and Geneviève

My drawings from the TSA today, starting with the long pose from the afternoon, followed by the short poses of Ben from the morning (5-15min).

First Sunday

Another school year is over. I now get to focus on my own work. What better way to begin but by attending life drawing at the TSA? Here are some drawings from today. The long pose is of Ezster, and the short ones are of Ginamaria.

Life Drawing

I haven’t posted anything for some time, so here is a selection of drawings completed over the past few weeks. I’ve been trying out a few things, with mixed results. The times vary from 5 to 20 min.

Long Pose

I missed the drawing session this morning (forgot about the time change). But here is the drawing of Lidia from this afternoon. I’m trying out a different technique, inspired by Mark Tennant as described in this month’s Drawing magazine.

Murray!

I love to draw Murray, both for his build and his gestures. His unique way of moving creates subtle shifts between his active and passive sides that are incredibly challenging. It’s also difficult not to get seduced into drawing too much anatomical information with him too. Here are some of my efforts from the morning session, with poses of 5 min, 1 min, 10 min and 20 min.

Ben at the TSA

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been to life drawing, and I was itching to get back to it. I love to draw Ben who gave us great gestures, as always.