HMoA Figure Drawing 11/18/13 - Victoria - Short Poses

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 04, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Monday was another session of drawing at the Honolulu Academy Art and I am so happy with the gesture drawings from the night. This purple and orange thing is working out so well. I am honing my process for them and am really happy with how they are coming out.

I was really trying to capture the light and dark forms as quickly as I could. I think I  was really successful in a number of these gestures.

Above is my favorite of the night. I got the dynamic nature of the pose and managed to get some of the details into the gesture. I am really having fun with these gesture drawings.

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 01, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Of the 10 drawings, I consider this my least successful. In this sketch I tried something different. I did the initial sketch in orange instead of the purple. So when I added the purple the washes got muddied. I find the orange in the darks more distracting then the purple in the orange shapes. 

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 02, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

 This is another great gesture. I like how I rendered the weight shift on her feet.

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 03, Ink on Paper,  9"x12"

The shadow really adds a lot to this pose.

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 05, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 06, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 07, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 08, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Victoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 09, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Vicoria 11/18/13 - Gesture 10, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

This is such a dynamic pose. I am really happy with how it came out.

Below are the two short poses. 

Victoria 11/18/13 - Short 01, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

Above is the first 5 minute pose. It is a good quick sketch. I did manage to get a lot of information down. 

Victoria 11/18/13 - Short 02, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

This was the 10 minute pose I do like the mood of this drawing. The pink and the purple together create a really nice feeling. Victoria was wearing an interesting knotted necklace that was a lot of fun to draw; I had more fun with it in the longer drawings.

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