Drawing Practice-Figure Drawing

Time Spent Drawing Tuesday: 1 hr

On Tuesday I drew 4 figures from Flickr...3 doing yoga.... proportion is progressively getting better...enjoyable pass time..

The Foundation-Figure Drawing

4 Weeks ago I embarked on an artistic journey. I signed up for a figure drawing class taught by my wife. The first time I have taken formal art instruction since high school so it was great to ease back into the fray with a known teaching source.... The course was challenging on many fronts but remarkably satisfying to attend. The models were all clothed. We started out with an older gentlemen who did a great job of dramatic poses. My first drawings were very exaggerated-almost cartoon like but I liked doing the quick gesture drawings. Not thinking-just drawing...I even tried using my left hand. The next week we had a women in her thirties..she has a beautiful face and angelic smile. She wore a frilly white skirt that she moved around to expose her legs. She was a pleasure to draw but it took me a while to get into the flow of drawing...surprisingly I had more difficulty capturing her gestures (and keeping things in proportion) than I did the week before (in fact at one point I felt embarrassed on how I was portraying her because I continued to exaggerate her features-not always in the most flattering manner) ...the following week we had a young women who practiced yoga. She was dressed in her yoga tights which really defined her shape and I found it easier to draw her than the two previous models. On the last evening (she modeled for two sessions) I was really pleased with a few of my drawings-I received good feedback on my execution!!!

In between classes I practiced drawing by referencing pictures on the internet. There are so many sources and so many interesting people to draw. I figure (no pun intended) if I keep practicing I will eventually get it...