1st entry for December 17th

I was again able to visit Nikki's studio, and - in what has become a holiday standard - we were treated to M- as our model. With schools out, private sessions have a better chance of him being available.

He is such a high-energy model, in a slow-burning, intense way. These were 1- and 2-minute poses he took.

4th Entry for December 14, 2008

These last images were 15 and 20-minute studies. It was a good night for me in terms of conveying the anatomical structure & strength of B- . Perhaps having been unable to take any time to sketch over the week led to a greater enthusiasm when I did get the chance.

Some nights go better than others. Overall, though, I feel that the depth of response in these short studies has grown over the 2.5 years I've been blogging. Check the early work on the Yahoo 360 blog, and see if you agree.

(All of these are done on 24 x 36 sheets of conte crayon)

3rd Entry for December 14, 2008

These were 2 10-minute poses

2nd Entry for December 14, 2008

These were 5-minute poses. 5 minutes I find is a tough amount of time - too short for much detail, but long enough to want to try to put it in. B- is such a tall, long-limbed person that it is difficult to fit all of him onto the page.

1st entry for December 14th

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Having weathered the TSA's Open House, once again I got to go drawing. On Sunday, B- was working. He has pushed himself to develop really impressive stamina, being able now to sustain things like on-handed handstands, etc.

These are 1-minute poses. Watching a person doing things this remarkable, I really want to document what was transpiring, to say to others "this is what I was seeing" through the sketches. In the process, it is excellent drawing practice.

4th Entry for December 3, 2008

These were about 25 minutes each, which gave the time to get into more carefully modelled lighting.

3rd Entry for December 3, 2008

These were 15-minute poses. I have always been fond of poses with extreme foreshortening.