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

Victoria 11/18/13 - Pose 1, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

So I was trying something a little different with these poses. In the above drawing, I started in a light pink ink. This means I could obfuscate the planning lines a little easier. So the drawing looks much cleaner then I am used to.

I am not sure if I like it or not

I do like well-defined shapes and all, but I really like to see the brushstrokes/lines in drawings. It is a physical marker of the draftsmen. Or that's why I like it in my drawings.

However, the really clean shapes have something really appealing to them. There is a static finished nature that I like as well. I will have to try this kind of drawing a few more times to see what it think of it.

Victoria 11/18/13 - Pose 2, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

This is another drawing I am on the fence with. My initial effort was to use the blue in the shadows of the drawing. I am a little unhappy with the blue. It looks a little odd. However I made a really cool discovery with the blue and the pink in the shadow under her arm. It creates such a nice purple and makes for a really great reflected light.

Victoria 11/18/13 - Pose 3, Ink on Paper,  9"x 12"

This was the last pose of the night.  It was a foreshortened reclining pose; I am really happy with how this came out. Again I did the initial drawing in a light pink so a lot of the planning lines are not visible.

I think the red shadows add a lot to the figure.

I should rework this page a little bit more. I think I could make something really neat out of it.

"I do not judge, I only chronicle." 

~ John Singer Sargent

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.

"There is no must in art because art is free."

~ Wassily Kandinsky