3rd entry for November 1, 2009

These were both 15-minute poses.

With two people in the picture, the effective drawing time is more or less halved. Moreover, there is the additional challenge of relating their scale and proportions to each other. In that regard drawing becomes an extra-complex jigsaw puzzle: if the proportions are out somewhere on one figure, adjacent areas of the other figure may be too large or small. The negative spaces can be that much more interesting with two people to break up space, and if there is a sense of connection - physical or emotional - between them, it is richest of all.

I really like the challenge entailed by drawing a couple of people together. Usually in terms of strategy I will draw the figure I see the most of first, and relate the size and position of the second figure to the first one. That means remembering to place person 1 so there is enough space to fit person 2.