1st entry for May 8, 2009

G- was working on the Friday, but I was only able to get there for the last hour of the evening. Time for 3 studies- these two were okay; the other one was too weak to post. These each ran for 20 minutes.

3rd entry for May 3, 2009

These were both in the 15-minute range, and finished off the evening.

2nd entry for May 3, 2009

These were 10-minute and 15-minute poses that S- did. A couple of the reclining poses struck me as being reminiscent of Rodin's `Danae' sculpture. The Rodin work is a piece I'm particularly fond of, ever since I first saw it at the Musee Rodin in the early 1980's.

1st entry for May 3, 2009

On the Sunday night, S- came and worked for us. These were 2-minute poses.

3rd entry for May 1, 2009

These were all in the 15-minute range. This spring I have been teaching a class that encourages messing around and experimenting, and my own work is that little bit looser around the edges because of that. (not super-loose, but not as tight about contolling things as I sometimes get.)

I culled out a couple of hundred studies to consign to the recycle bin today. it's something I do each season. There are 2 or 3 culls: first are the works that are drawn & not worth recording. That's about half of each session, depending on the day. (some have gone quite well of late). Of the ones I post, I go back and clear away another 30 to 40% that are good enough to share, but not worth keeping. Later I go back & review those.

What you see here is probably the top 45% of what I do in studies. So much of life drawing is editing. If I only kept the top 5% of what was left, that would still be over a hundred studies a year, but each would be really strong. It's hard though, to make the cuts. I get sentimental about things I've drawn, and the time invested. But they are all on 24 x 36" sheets of paper, which take up room.

How do others of you go about cutting your work back?

2nd entry for May 1, 2009

These studies are all in the 10-minute range. I was having a fairly good drawing night, that night.

1st entry for May 1, 2009

On Friday, F- was over at the TSA. (no aerial session on the Thursday that week). These were two 5-minute poses she took.