Drawing sessions at the Academy

Yoriko told me to check out the Alumni Association at the Academy... turns out, my old Alma Matter hosts drawing sessions for us Alumni... took a couple of emails to dig up my old student ID (can you believe that stuff is still on record?) and then... tadaa!

The model was beautiful. I had only grabbed my little sketchbook and a box of pencils. Next time I will bring proper paper and maybe even my pastels.

It's funny how sometimes 1 minute seems like all the time in the world. This time, 20 minute poses seemed like 5 minutes had passed. Most of what I did was scribbles in search of a larger space to go, but this one turned out kind of ok... though I still don't know how 2o minutes drifted away...

20 minute pose, colored pencil and white charcoal on craft paper

Open Figure Drawing Session at the Art Institute

I don't know why I feel so shy about going new places on my own. Especially considering how often I end up doing exactly that.... anyway, I managed to talk David into coming with me, to check out the open drawing session at the Art Institute. I love the space there. It makes me wish I could go back to school and get my masters.

"What would getting your Masters do for you?" Eric asks me.

and, yeah, I dunno. nothing really. I'd just be using schooling as a feeble, yet expensive way of circumventing my issues with self discipline. Also, it would just be way way fun.

anyway, here are some of my sketches from last night's session. Not sure what I think of them, just glad to have gone.

1 minute sketch, marker, gesso, and charcoal on craft paper.

5 minute sketch, marker, gesso, colored pencil, and charcoal on craft paper.


20 minute sketch, colored pencil on craft paper.

First random doodle of the new year

1 min doodle. Playing around with upper lip shapes.

old figure sketches, april 2005

1 minute gesture poses


I think this was a 10 min pose. I've always loved this sketch.


I think this one was 20 min.


40 min pose.

Looking through my old sketches, scattered throughout social sites across the internet reminds me how much I love figure drawing.

old sketches from figure drawing sessions, may 2005

10 min pose, 2005


20 min pose, 2005

Judy

Did a little doodle of my friend Judy.

Superhero Diva Avatar

A friend of mine asked me if I could make an avatar for his super hero persona....

And I said I thought I might.

This is closer to my work related art and less to my random doodles, but liked the way these turned out. I probably ought to be signing my name on the bottom of these images but I've never really had to think like that before.