A relatively quiet evening. I think the four minute studies were more interesting from tonight. A light, vibrating, febrile touch reinforced by heavy strokes once the shape began to form on the paper. Conté pencil on sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
One fifteen minute study. Conté pencil highlighted by conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two four minute studies. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Some evenings are pure magic. This was one. What are the ingredients that made it so? I’m not entirely sure but I can say that a good model does make all the difference. The model tonight was a man I had never seen before (or since) but he was so good. How so? His poses were not particularly athletic yet he seemed to emanate a quiet self-acceptance, sitting, standing, crouching. He posed naked for the four minute poses but clothed for the longer fifteen minute ones. Due to the fact that he had clothes on, it gave me more colors and textures to work with. For lack of a real name I call him Tintin because he reminds me of that character from the Belgian comics.
Here below are three fifteen minute poses. Conté pencil highlighted by conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
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Here are a few four minute poses. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
I’ve decided to highlight one of the four minute poses for a change. Tonight I experimented with using conté pencil on pastel paper for the quick poses instead of cheap sketching paper. It creates more drag on the crayon, which for a quick sketch translated into a heavier more intentional line. So here, one four minute pose. Conté crayon on pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two fifteen minute poses below. Conté crayon with pastel chalk on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two fifteen minute poses. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
One of my all-time favorite models, Luc. He is a dancer, so he easily takes on interesting poses containing a sense of gesture. Also, he sometimes wears his white, flowing, dancing pants, which allow for other interesting lines and contrasts. Five fifteen minute poses. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
And a few four minute poses – also well worth spotlighting but I only have one shot.35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
One of the regular models, Ina from South America. Maybe Brazil? She is very friendly but not that creative in terms of her poses so I’m always glad if something can emerge from a session with her. In this case, the portraits capture a fairly good likeness. I decided to spotlighted one here simply because it is an interesting study using a cool blue conté crayon for the shadows and dark accents, which I don’t usually do. Three fifteen minute studies. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
A few four minute poses. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
A good model tonight. She took interesting poses that translated into a few good drawings.
Two fifteen minute studies, one above and one here below. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon pastel sticks on pastel paper. 332.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two of the four minute poses. Conté crayon pencil on sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Ina, from South America. Not one of my favorite models, simply because her posing is not very creative. So I’m always glad if a few drawings make the cut. Actually, the highlighted one included here is a pretty good likeness of her. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Three four minute poses. Conté pencil on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Three fifteen minute poses. One above two below. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on tinted pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
A four minute pose. Conté pencil on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
A model whose ethnic characteristics are Indian. So she has almost bluish tints to the highlights of both her hair and skin. Nice, but it can be chromatically challenging if you take your visual impression literally.
One fifteen minute pose, spotlighted above. Conté pencil heightened with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Three four minute gesture studies. Black charcoal on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
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