Dance

Dance

A couple of sheets of sketches of minute or so great warmup gesture poses “S” provided in a session yesterday afternoon. 

Both: 12”x 9” ink on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

View Beyond

View Beyond

Daily sketching: Playing with water brush and soluble ink.

9”x 12” water-soluble ink and wash on tinted pastel paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

Another Face

 Another Face

 Daily sketching. Filling in the time. 

8”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press. 

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Resisting the Storm

Resisting the Storm

Daily sketching.

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Perched

Perched 

A sketch of another one of the poses “A” provided in a session last Wednesday afternoon. 

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on mix media paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Sitting with Props

Sitting with Props 

My sketch of “P” posing for the open session yesterday morning.

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper. 

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Figure and Portrait

Figure and Portrait

My two sketches from the longest pose “A” provided in a session yesterday afternoon. 

Figure: 11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press. Fountain pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Portrait: 9”x 12” water-soluble ink and wash on mix media paper. Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

Cherished

Cherished

Sketching Family.  

9”x 12” ink, oil sanguine, chalk and a bit of black graphite on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

Sleep

Sleep

A couple of sketches of “J” in pretending to escape into sleep poses. From a session back in June of this year. 

Both: 14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on mix media paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Faces

Faces

Daily sketching: Doodling.

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Figure and Portrait

Figure and Portrait

A couple of sketches of “P” in the pose he provided for a costumed session last Friday afternoon.

Figure: 11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash. Fountain pen: Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Portrait: 9”x 12” Water-soluble ink and wash. Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity 

A Second Week

 

A Second Week

 

“E” was back again yesterday morning at an open draw session in the same costume and in the same pose. I sketched her again from a different vantage point in the studio. 

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Conversation

Conversation

Sketch of the longest pose “P” provided at a life drawing session yesterday afternoon. 

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Towel

Towel 

Sketch of a pose “G” performed in a session last week with a towel.

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on mix media paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Two

Two

Sketching Family. A daughter and her son.

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Somewhere Else

 

Somewhere Else 

Sketches of a couple of short similar poses “D” provided in a session not so long ago, looking away. 

Both 9”x 12” ink, oil sanguine, chalk and a bit of black graphite on toned paper

Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

Face With Color

Face With Color

Daily sketching. Color instead of shades of grey.

9”x 12” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Yesterday Afternoon

Yesterday Afternoon

A sketch from a pose “S” provided yesterday afternoon. 

14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash on Bristol paper

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Figure and Portrait

Figure and Portrait

A couple of sketches from the pose “E” provided in the open session this morning.

Figure: 14”x 17” ink and watercolor wash. Fountain Pen: Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Portrait: 9”x 12” water-soluble ink and wash. Fountain Pen: Pilot Varsity

Sitting With Towel

Sitting With Towel

A sketch of one of the longer pose “G” provided in a session yesterday afternoon. 

11”x 24” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Lured to a Memory

 

Lured to a Memory

Sketched from a photo reference on the site Landscape Reference Photos for Artists. A wonderful photo by Jackie Dunham. 

12”x 16” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

 

Faces

Faces

Daily sketching. More lines and wash.

14”x 11” ink and watercolor wash

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Side

 

Side 

 

A couple of my sketches of the pose “G” provided in a session last Friday afternoon from the side of the modeling stage. It was a crowded studio. Others had the better views of the pose, so a couple of them ended up sort of posing too. 

Both: 11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press. 

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink

Another Face

Another Face

Daily Sketching with soluble ink.

9”x 11” water-soluble ink and wash on cold press

Fountain pen: Pilot Varsity

Sitting For A Bit

 

Sitting For A Bit

A sketch of one of the poses “A” provided in a session earlier in the week. 

11”x 14” ink and watercolor wash on cold press

Fountain Pen: TWSBI ECO EF with Carbon Platinum Ink