Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Quick Poses ...

It still amazes me - no matter how dog tired I am, how a few hours spent at Life Drawing can rejuvenate me. It also reminds me of how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to draw such wonderful models each week. It was another great session.Thank you, to Robert, our model for the evening, for a great job and some good gesture poses. Re: About understanding the perfect pose - CLICK HERE.

I found a good lesson on capturing the quick pose. I liked this film because the model is always in the frame, so you can observe the points that he's referencing. Gesture Drawing with Chris Warner (Otis College).



Linda will pose for us on Monday (Labor Day) September 3rdI'm heading to the beach, so there will be NO DRAWING on Monday, September 10th
Anita Holle 
Bruce Day
Bruce Day 
Bruce Day
Phyllis Graudszus
Phyllis Graudszus
Sally Rhone-Kubarek
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski
Tom Farrell 
Tom Farrell


Susan Ishii


Susan Ishii

Artists maintain the copyright to all images posted.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ahhhh ...

A super night with artists and one of our favorite models. We welcomed a new artist and got to catch up with some of the "regulars" we haven't seen in a while. Many thanks to Anita, for bringing those yummy oatmeal cookies and to all of you for your continued support and friendship.

Our thanks to Janet, as always, who is so wonderful to draw and a delight to have in the room with us.

We'll welcome a new male model on Monday, August 27th. Linda will be posing for us on Monday, Sept. 3rd.

Ed King will be teaching Plein Air Painting at Liberty Town from Sept 6th - Sept 27th. Oil and/or acrylic, every Thurs. from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Cost is $100 for the 4 week class.


Anita Holle
Bruce Day 
Bruce Day
Bruce Day
Matt Austin 
Matt Austin 
Phyllis Graudszus
Phyllis Graudszus
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski 
Sam Szymanski 
Sam Szymanski
Susan Ohle
Tom Farrell
Susan Ishii 
Susan Ishii

artists maintain the copyright to all images posted.



Sunday, August 19, 2012

Pastel Workshop

Lynn Goldstein will be offering a one day work shop at Liberty Town Saturday, October 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To register for the class contact Liberty Town Workshop at 540-371-7255. Click here to see Lynn's work or for more information about her.

See you all at Life Drawing every Monday. Janet will be posing for us on August 20th.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Coming Up

Janet will be posing for us on Monday, August 20th at Read All Over Books.

I'm booking and planning for September. A wonderful model is back in town that I'm booking for a few sessions.  Send me an email on who might be interested in doing a Saturday session at the Purina Tower (Ed, I know you're in).

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Lessons Learned ...

Well, for those of you who didn't stick around last night ... you missed a lot of drama. For the first time in over 2 years, the scheduled model didn't show and I was left scrambling. Our thanks to Ed King for sitting in until the replacement model arrived. I was unfamiliar with the model and well, let me just say, it could have gone better. It has given me a lot to think about in regards to life drawing and what makes a great artist's model.

I read recently that "drawing the human figure for an artist is like a musician practicing scales". Figure drawing has been carried out for centuries and is arguably the most difficult process which an artist will encounter. You have to read expressions, body language and tension in an instinctive way. It's why I think a "prop" in a pose is a distraction from the task at hand and obscures or detracts from the figure, particularly in a timed pose. Life drawing teaches us that tiny errors can cause massive distortions, and this is most clear in the human form.

In regards to the artist's model, in as much as their work is largely physical, it also relies on their ability to remain still and pass time. The best model knows that unless it is absolutely vital to speak (comfort, etc.), they should remain silent.

We all appreciate (even more so) how fortunate we are to have models who are inspired, thoughtful, and work in concert with us to produce works of art.

Please check back for the upcoming model schedule.



Bruce Day
Bruce Day
Ed King
Phyllis Graudszus
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski
Sam Szymanski
Susan Ishii

artist maintain the copyright to all images posted




Sunday, August 5, 2012

Good Show!

A nice night for the Figure Drawing Group Show "UNCLAD" at Studio A, there were even some sales!
Thanks, to all who submitted work and made it to the opening.



We'll be back at READ ALL OVER on Monday, August 13th. Anna Page will be posing for us. YAY!
There will be NO Figure Drawing this Monday, August 6th.