figure drawing

Imani seated, massaging her neck and shoulders. I may have overworked this one. Charcoal pencils on 9” x 12” brown sketchbook paper.

Drawing along with an artist online... August 23, 2021. I haven't posted in a while, so I'll try to keep up with it more.

Quick sketchbook portrait of Yolanda. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Yellow Micron pen on Archival 9” x 12” paper.

Figure drawing study, mixed media

A few more sketchbook drawings of my hand.

Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Hello Kitty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on 9” x 12” Archival paper. Model: JessicaW

A charcoal study of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s last known work and his masterpiece. An appropriate post for today.

In his seventies, this guy was a great model. Fun to draw. Lots of character.

Another sketch of my hand

Binge-watched “Bridgerton” last weekend and paid the price for it all day Saturday. The drawing is based on my wife's picture of me on the couch sleeping off my bad decision. HB, 2B Staedtler mechanical pencils on 8.5” x 11” acid-free sketchbook.

Did this in a sketchbook for fun - a bit of science fiction.

A model in a figure drawing session.

Tim was a great model in our figure drawing class. I had him pose for me for other work.

This was a model in a figure drawing class leaning on a black pillow. She had awesome hair.

Pastel pencil study of the intertwined hands of the Ambrogio Borghi sculpture, Chioma di Berenice. Faber Castell pastel pencils, Black and White Generals charcoal pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Toned Grey sketchbook paper.

Model: Meadhbh (Maeve). Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 9” x 12” paper

The lovely Ms. Taylor Hill channeling an Audrey Hepburn vibe. Reference photo from the Vanity Fair 2018 Oscars after party (Getty Images).

From a figure drawing session in North Vancouver.

One of our best models at the drawings sessions for the Illustrator's Society in Victoria, B.C.

Chalk pastels on paper

This drawing has gone through several iterations (rough napkin sketch, sketchbook sketch, black and white version, limited colour version). 2021, Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on 9” x 12” Archival paper. Model: ImaniZ

This is Tim. Tim was shy until he discovered that he was a great model and he was the women's favourite male model for out sessions.

When I lived in Victoria, B.C. I ran a figure drawing session for the local illustrator's society. Often I would head over to other drawing sessions. This is one run by a local gallery.

This is probably a 15 minute sketch, maybe less, done in a drawing session in Victoria, B.C.

A twenty minute posed captured in a figure drawing session in North Vancouver.

This drawing, with a bit of watercolour, was done years ago in North Vancouver during a figure drawing session. Probably 15 - 20 minutes. Watercolour, subtly employed, can have wonderful affects. The challenge of working fast forced me to ditch excess thinking. And it's funny, because at first I thought, "Oh, this is terrible." Then the next day, with fresh eyes, or checking out the drawing in a mirror, I think, "Wow! How did I not see how good this is?" Never throw out your artwork immediately after a drawing session. Give them a few days and look at your work with fresh eyes.

This was a twenty minute drawing for a figure drawing sessions in Victoria, B.C..

I ran a figure drawing class in Victoria, B.C. for a couple years. It was a lot of fun and my drawing got better quickly.