1st entry for July 18, 2011

On the Monday night I was at the Dr. Sketchy's session at the Cameron House. The model this time was P-  .   He started the evening in a glam space-opera ensemble. These are 1-minute studies, done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.  I have a fondness for old pulp sci-fi imagery with ray pistols and futuristic outfits, so it was fun having someone playing with that theme. The time is really limited though, to try to set much of that down.

Before P-  made his entrance  I was warming up on the sheet below, goofing around  on channeling my inner child. I firmly believe it's good to not be afraid to do silly things.

9th Entry for July 17, 2011

I used the remainder of the evening to work on some more close-focus value studies. The upper two are 15-minute studies, and the lower two are 20-minute ones. All are done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

If anyone in the Toronto area is interested in learning more about life drawing,  I'm teaching an intermediate-level life drawing workshop, August 2 -  6, from 9 - 4 daily.  It's at the Toronto School of Art, and there is still some spaces available.  It will focus half on skills refinement (gesture, contour, value, etc), and half on experimenting with colour, distortion, movement, and such.
You can get more info on the TSA and classes here.

Update -There are a good number of students for this, but there is still room for a couple of additional people. Anyone still wanting to join can show up Tuesday morning a little before 9 AM and register then.

8th Entry for July 17, 2011

After a longer break, A-   took some more 1-minute poses. These are all done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

7th Entry for July 17, 2011

These are 10-minute studies, also done with hard compressed charcoal on sheets of 18 x 24" cartridge paper.

If anyone in the Toronto area is interested in learning more about life drawing,  I'm teaching an intermediate-level life drawing workshop, August 2 -  6, from 9 - 4 daily.  It's at the Toronto School of Art, and there is still some spaces available.  It will focus half on skills refinement (gesture, contour, value, etc), and half on experimenting with colour, distortion, movement, and such.
You can get more info on the TSA and classes here. 

Update -There are a good number of students for this, but there is still room for a couple of additional people. Anyone still wanting to join can show up Tuesday morning a little before 9 AM and register then.

6th entry for July 17, 2011

These are 5-minute studies, done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

5th Entry for July 17, 2011

I got back for the evening session, where I found A-   was working.  These are 1-minute studies, done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" cartridge paper.

4th Entry for July 17, 2011

There were only 10 minutes left at the end of the session, so I decided to try and throw down as much as I could of the whole scene of D-  in the pose. Sort of a recap of all that preceded it. This study has a degree of immediacy to it that I like.
It is done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" cartridge paper.

3rd Entry for July 17, 2011

D-   was in a sustained pose in the afternoon, and I continued with the close-focus value studies.  Each of these is roughly 25 minutes.  All are done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

2nd entry for July 17, 2011

These are 15-minute studies, using hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24 sheets of cartridge paper.

1st entry for July 17, 2011

On the Sunday I got in for a part of the morning. D-   was working, and these are a 5-minute and a 10-minute study. Both are done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

5th Entry for July 14, 2011

The last part of the evening I returned to the close-focus value studies I've been doing.
Above are two 15-minute studies, and below two 20-minute ones. All are done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.

If anyone in the Toronto area is interested in learning more about life drawing,  I'm teaching an intermediate-level life drawing workshop, August 2 -  6, from 9 - 4 daily.  It's at the Toronto School of Art, and there is still some spaces available.  It will focus half on skills refinement (gesture, contour, value, etc), and half on experimenting with colour, distortion, movement, and such.
You can get more info on the TSA and classes here. 

4th Entry for July 14, 2011

Following a long break, these are 1-minute studies, charcoal on cartridge paper.

3rd Entry for July 14, 2011

These are 10-minute studies, also charcoal on cartridge paper.

If anyone in the Toronto area is interested in learning more about life drawing,  I'm teaching an intermediate-level life drawing workshop, August 2 -  6, from 9 - 4 daily.  It's at the Toronto School of Art, and there is still some spaces available.  It will focus half on skills refinement (gesture, contour, value, etc), and half on experimenting with colour, distortion, movement, and such.
You can get more info on the TSA and classes here.

2nd entry for July 14, 2011

These are 5-minute studies, hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" newsprint sheets.

1st entry for July 14, 2011

Owing to the final work around the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, it was quite some tim before there was another sketching opportunity. On the Thursday, I did get over to the TSA.  A-   was working that night. These are 1-minute studies, done with hard compressed charcoal on 18 x 24" sheets of cartridge paper.