Just some pics in class

 

Second day of class...

 

 

Some poses at The Pauper's Guild

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Nice art studio in the Chicago suburbs. They do weekly figure drawing sessions, some nude, some costumed -  a good mix of male and female.

By the way, I was not "sleeping" in the Victorian costume. I was looking atthe walking stick handle, unseen in these works! The other..Et tu, Brute!



2012

Very busy this semester with classes all over. Classes are running like clockwork ( 30 minutes at a  time), and doing a lot of fun costume and portrait classes/workshops. Alas, I have not been taking many pictures. I did have my first " nude modeling accident" though. While quietly holding a pose, a large ( and heavy) steel easel fell over , whacking me hard on the leg. It scraped me, but fortunately, hit muscle and missed my kneecap or shin! Otherwise....arrrrggghh!!! 
Here is a sitting i just did, where I look...heavenly!

2012 

Summer 2011

Just a few new drawings from studio work

Some selections from classes

Some pieces from various artists and classes. Doing a lot of costume posing lately. It is fun!

3 Bacchus poses

sleeping minuteman!

..and a quartet!

Really nothing "out of the ordinary" to report. I am doing about 2 classes a week this semester, at different schools, and a few other gigs here and there. It is fun watching the progress of the drawing students as the term progresses...some are quite good. The weather is starting to cool off, so it means back to those d*mn space heaters that roast you on one side, while you freeze on the other. I suppose in the winter I prefer dressed portrait classes!! But, alas those are few and far between. I think I mentioned before, there is one facility that turns the heat off at 3PM, and by 3:15 there is a definite temperature drop.

Just back at an art center today and had a nice session..here are a couple of pics. I was also given a nice one to take home. Those artists are the best!

Hit me up if you need a figure model in Chicago! Have a bunch of pics posted at:
http://www.modelcoast.com/?op=pics&id=77793

Friday the 13th and I started at a new art center. Well, new for me! A fun gig. There were about 14 artists in a workshop setting. These are people that have a handle on what they are doing, so the finished projects were further along than most I see from beginning art classes. Graciously, a number of them let me take snap shots of their work, and two handed me their original works! I am very happy to give them a good home.

The session was a regular 3 hour session. It is ungodly hot and humid right now, but because the room was air conditioned, the monitor offered to turn on a heater. I wisely declined! There were 3 three minute poses as a warm up, followed by 2 long poses.

Now, I am not a person who normally sweats up a storm, but because you could cut the humidity with a knife,I did develop a "glow" I had a tad of a problem with the first long pose. My  left hand was holding my leg, and as I becamed drenched with"the atmosphere" , it kept sliding. Really it felt as though I had been greased up! It was a battle to keep the pose....but I prevailed.
The second pose was a much easier seated pose, on a stool. The time seemed to fly by on that one even though it was a longer pose.

Not only did I recieve some art, and a number of reccomendations to other classes, the artists chip in a little each to pay above and beyond what the center pays. So, a check....and cash.

Summer break is over...Back to school!

Well, summer is starting to wind down as we head into August. Summer bookings were slow. I did this half dresses pose for an arts center. But, the fall art classes are starting up and so are the bookings. Start back in a couple weeks at an art center, and should have a couple of colleges back on the roster , too.

Looking forward to some nice creative collaborations, and hopefully , I can post some here. And realistically, looking forward to the checks, too!!! 

some class pics

from Drawing Club

portrait class

painting class

me, as the drawing club logo