Figure drawing catch-up post!

No good excuse for not posting lately- just had my nose in some books. I've been thoroughly enjoying fall weather complete with a fire in the wood stove, a blanket over my legs and books all over the place.

In the past week or so, I've done some good things in Figure Drawing, I think. I'm definitely more confident in tackling these drawing without getting overwhelmed.

Last week I cranked out this pose and managed to get the models face straight for the first time:



We've be experimenting with colored pencils in our gestures:



And I've been fumbling with them in longer poses. I lost some form here because I was so distracted by the fun of using the colors:



Last nights last pose- 40 minutes. It was a extremely foreshortened pose and I almost moved to change my view. I'm glad I didn't, because I think this is successful overall: