LCC Sun Drawing 3/30/14 - Sergio - Long Poses

Sergio 03/30/14 - Pose 01,  Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

I had a really good Morning at LCC on the 30th. Sergio was the model and I am very happy with this set of drawings.

I have been doing Tombow drawings at the Sunday session and oil pastels during the Monday sessions.

It was hard to pick a favorite of the morning, but this first one I really like. Sergio took this pose, to which everyone's reaction was, "Are you sure you can hold this for 20 minutes?" He said, "I'm all locked in here, I'm thinking of writing a book on this."

The pose is beautiful and I like the drawing that resulted.

I will have to spend a little more time on this drawing, but there is a lot of potential here. When I complete it expect another update on the blog.

Sergio 03/30/14 -Pose 02,  Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the second pose of the night. He took a reclining pose because the last pose was rather difficult. This drawing is basically completed in my mind. There is a great spontaneity and I like the contrast between the defined legs and the less defined torso. I also like how the legs look.

Sergio 03/30/14 -Pose 03,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the third pose of the morning.

As I was drawing this I started to realize how difficult the chair was to render. There is an elegant natural curve to the armrests and the bottom of the chair is falling through in places.  After i was done with it I asked Mike, "Do your students hate this chair?"

Before he could reply, one of his students in the session chimed in, "The chair is the devil."

I guess that answered that question.

I spent the break drawing the chair in more detail. I am very happy with how this came out.

Sergio 03/30/14 -Pose 04,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

What... a 4th pose?

Normally these session only have three long poses, but there was enough time to squeeze in a 4th. It is another drawing that needs a few hours of work afterwards. We will see what I can come up with.

The LCC Sunday Drawing Session is at LCC's Drawing studio. It runs from 10:30 AM until 1:30 PM. There is a 10 dollar class fee. 

"I don't know if I can convey the postman as I feel him ... 

Unfortunately he cannot pose, and a painting demands an intelligent model."

Vincent van Gogh

LCC Sun Drawing 03/30/14 - Sergio - Short Poses

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 01,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

I have been making a habit of going to Sunday Drawing over at Leeward Community College. The model was Sergio and as always he was a blast to draw.  These are the short poses from that morning.

Of the short poses, this was my favorite of the morning.  It was one of the five-minute poses and Sergio carefully balanced on the staff. I am happy this pose came out nice. The washes in this drawing show the range of tone I am able to get with the Tombow Pens. I think there is a nice rhythm to this drawing.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 03,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the 10-minute drawing. In these, I have been starting to get the blue into the darks of the drawing. It actually reveals a lot of my technique with these pens. I will usually do most of the sketching in a single pen and then work other colors into the drawing as I need to define more and more.

On a side note, if I ever need to do a drawing of someone kneeling with a crusader sword, I can use this sketch as a base for that.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 02,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

The Gestures from that morning are below.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 01,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 02,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 03,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 04,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 05,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 06,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 07,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 08,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 09,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This one is my favorite of the gestures. I think the ink wash and the hatch marks are working well together.

The LCC Sunday Drawing Session is at LCC's Drawing studio. It runs from 10:30 AM until 1:30. There is a 10 dollar class fee.

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, 

and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” 

― Leonardo da Vinci