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Figure Drawing with Music in my Head
Published on 2012-02-16 07:05:58
The room was quiet as we drew at Studio b. this week. The model was extraordinary, performing poses during our one-minute and three-minute warm-up period that would have taxed an accomplished yogi. We warmed up with gesture drawings for about half an hour, before drawing a few 10 and 20 minute poses, and then finally [...]
Figure Drawing: Commitment to Practice
Published on 2012-02-03 01:09:08
After warming up with two-minute, 5-minute, and 20 minute drawings, I spent the last hour of the figure drawing session drawing the model clothed, in her blue jeans and her brightly colored shawl. I had noticed her shawl when she first arrived. I was the only artist this week, braving the rainy weather, so I [...]
My Livelihood Gets in the Way of My Art
Published on 2012-01-26 17:35:32
The activities of my life are an extension of who I am right now, and so the amount of time I have available to devote to my art is limited. Knowing that I have made that choice does not stop me from sometimes resenting it. I have a full-time job, owning and managing a small [...]