Male life model seated with left leg stretched out, 15-minute pose © Janet E Davis 2011
Week 16 was the fourth in the third block of once-a-week sessions. It was quite full again but I concentrated a bit better than the first couple of weeks of this block (full set of drawings are on a separate page).
It felt rather hot in the room after a while, and the model was warm enough to suggest that we could switch off the heater.
The drawings I did were not entirely what I thought I would produce for that session. I was a little concerned afterwards that I had started to be a little more cautious when it came to the two longer poses. I had intended to try drawing in dark blues and purples but the model was looking so tanned (a natural tan from being out in the sun) that I felt I had to stick with the earthy red and brown of Conté sticks.
Male life model standing with left foot on chair, 20-minute pose © Janet E Davis 2011
I do really enjoy going to these life drawing sessions. I face an internal struggle and work hard to achieve the drawings each week. Surprisingly, it is physically quite hard work, especially because I try to cover quite a bit of my (usually) A2 pieces of paper. My hands get covered in graphite, charcoal and (or) Conté every week, and somehow that is incredibly satisfying. Maybe getting dirty signifies that I have done some ‘proper’ work.
I have been listening to music as I draw for about the last 5 sessions. I put together a set of life drawing playlists that are intending to last about 20 to 40 minutes, the length of a longer pose.
The playlists to which I have listened during weeks 15 and 16:
Life drawing 01
(I listen to this one most)
- Jessie J – ‘Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)’
- Jessie J – ‘Stand Up’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Don’t Sit Down (‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair)’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘All My Own Stunts’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Piledriver Waltz’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Brick by Brick’
- Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Little Shocks’
- Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Out of Focus.’
Life drawing 02
Stereophonics
- I’m Alright
- Since I Told You It’s Over
- It Means Nothing
- Stone
- Crush
- Drowning
- I Could Lose Ya
- Pedalpusher
- Mr Writer
- My Own Worst Enemy
- Superman
Do have a look at the full set of drawings from week 16.
Further reading and more images
Links to pages of life drawings
More of my posts about life drawing
Life drawings 2011 [week 1] post
Life drawings 2011 week 4 post
Life drawings 2011 week 5 post
Life drawing weeks 11 and 12 post
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