Yesterday I went to a life session organised by a friend of mine. He runs it once a month. Despite the stiff poses it was good practice to work under a time constraint and here I managed to get around behind the model to catch him dozing off and paint this in acrylics.
The early poses had some life in them and got me back into the swing of things. Another weekly life session started up when I was on holiday the other week, but they decided to fold after two meetings. Such a shame, I was looking forward to restarting with the group on my return. The only other sessions around here are in small, crowded venues and with the level of contagion we have at present I am reluctant to join them. So it is a self inflicted exile.
The stiff pose did me no favours on this pastel. In hindsight I should have opted for a more focussed image, but I perversely wanted to draw the full figure and it suffers because of it. Still, I suppose that is what these sessions are for – making mistakes and learning from them.
Still, it was good to get back to something that I did two or three times a week before covid, though the way things are, my next session wont be for another month.
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Nice work. I like the modelling of the flesh. I too am in self-inflicted exile!
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Thanks Margaret. There was a time when I liked the cheek by jowl pressure of the crowded life-room. Not any more – well not for a while, anyway.
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Well done, Graham! I can imagine the models fall asleep sometimes, how long are they in the same position?
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Thanks Tiffany. A pose could last over an hour at a stretch. An experienced model will take a break as needed and the person running the session should also be responsive to their needs. Sometimes this doesnt happen.
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