Today's issue appeared as one of 'perspective'.
1. Firstly, the foreshortening of her left thigh, frustratingly corrected with the heavy lines of a 6B pencil (original drawn with a pen in each hand).
2. I like this one very much. A very satisfying outcome (full pose, carefull lines, hanging arm, lower foot and hand coming forward, facial distraction avoided).
3. Arm and head high and leaning towards me. So the rest of the body is going away and getting smaller, yet the upper part of the left leg and her torso are in elevation to me. A hugely difficult pose get to grips with.
4. Thought charcoal and pencil in flowing lines would help. But rather a weak effort.
5. A most pleasing conclusion to the morning: strength, perspective, anatomy. Fellow life-drawers said "Wow, who's is this". It's the first time for about two years that I have not drawn with a pencil (or a pen) in each hand and produced fairly carefull, quietly exploratory, drawings. Quite a contrast to this much more spontaneous and quick response using charcoal which can be pushed and pulled around the paper, rubbed and blended with the fingers, and a louder, greater contrast and variety of mark-making is possible. In retospect, compared with my earlier charcoal work I feel the mark-making has changed due to my pencil journey.
1. Firstly, the foreshortening of her left thigh, frustratingly corrected with the heavy lines of a 6B pencil (original drawn with a pen in each hand).
2. I like this one very much. A very satisfying outcome (full pose, carefull lines, hanging arm, lower foot and hand coming forward, facial distraction avoided).
3. Arm and head high and leaning towards me. So the rest of the body is going away and getting smaller, yet the upper part of the left leg and her torso are in elevation to me. A hugely difficult pose get to grips with.
4. Thought charcoal and pencil in flowing lines would help. But rather a weak effort.
5. A most pleasing conclusion to the morning: strength, perspective, anatomy. Fellow life-drawers said "Wow, who's is this". It's the first time for about two years that I have not drawn with a pencil (or a pen) in each hand and produced fairly carefull, quietly exploratory, drawings. Quite a contrast to this much more spontaneous and quick response using charcoal which can be pushed and pulled around the paper, rubbed and blended with the fingers, and a louder, greater contrast and variety of mark-making is possible. In retospect, compared with my earlier charcoal work I feel the mark-making has changed due to my pencil journey.
