Thought that would get your attention - but it's not what you think. Jeff Dunham, the comedian and ventriloquist has a character/puppet called Jose Jalepeno - he is "a jalepeno on a stick" and I don't know why it's funny. So when our model brought in this long walking stick, I thought, he is a nude model with a stick.
I made it to Life Drawing, as you can see, and stood at the easel for 2.5 hours without a problem. Why am I telling you this? Because I didn't make it to watercolor class yesterday. I made it as far as the driveway and then, splat! - my full weight on my left knee and coffee went flying and I just looked around like, well, now what? How was I to know that there was black ice all over the driveway and walkway?
So I picked myself up and limped back into the house and cleaned off the coffee and put ice on my knee. Stayed that way most of the day. No knight-in-shining-armor came to save me or bring me bonbons while I was sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself. So I just sat around and read and watched recorded movies all day. Not a horrid day but no artwork done at all so I was determined to go to class today. I even had Jerry park my car on the street to avoid the same thing tomorrow morning.
I can't take full credit for this drawing as Carin said I was doing a good job the first time around but by the second time around she had to restate some lines and round them more. Someday I'll learn this - and be able to see the shapes and how they all connect. But I can't do it yet.
3 comments:
Glad you are OK!
You are really coming along with your drawing skills, you should be proud of yourself.
Rhonda,
Whether this incites comments about the sticks or not, I think this is one of your better-proportioned figure darwings. It looks right on to me. If I was a model (like that would EVER happen!) I think I would appreciate a stick to lean upon. This is a good life drawing.
Susan
Thanks, Deb. It's coming along, slowly but surely.
Susan, yes, people may want to see then complain but I hope they have a sense of humor about it :)
Our model moved today from his starting position, changing a lot - one artist, a young man, said, "He moved!" to the instructor. The model turned to him and said, "You want to change places?" I guess they get petulant when told to be still and not change from the starting position but I haven't a clue how hard that might me. Maybe I'll try it sometime (at home alone, not in front of a class nude! haha)
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