As I mentioned in my last post, Thursday would be the last of four Life drawing sessions held locally. Again we started with numerous quick sketches and we were encouraged to keep to pencil throughout. But I couldn’t resist using willow charcoal for a few the poses, as I particularly like the medium. I did use pencil, but it didn’t respond so well to the reasonably thick cartridge paper I had brought with me. The above poses were only a couple of minutes long, and are mere flashes of line on paper.

Why I like willow charcoal so much is, that I am able to rub a finger through the medium to quickly produce depth to the shape. Even with the very quick sketch below I was able to capture both movement and volume within just a few lines.

After a break we continued with a seated pose, using pencil. I couldn’t quite find the magic I got from the active poses, and I think it shows in the drawing. I moved to the other side of the room, to capture a different view, but I didn’t get far with that one. As long as I am learning, I am happy and I learned a good deal from the classes.

And a contrasting very squiggly fast pose in pencil to bookend my post.