Female No 16

UF No. 16

Another figure drawing/painting from a session at TAP in April. Model was Gina, tall thin and graceful, which made it easy to stylize. Playing with simplicity of line and freedom of watercolour.

Untitled Female No. 15

Untitled Female No. 15

Completed this one just a few weeks ago, but original gesture was from figure drawing session at TAP on April 4, 2011. Model was Gina, tall thin and graceful, which made it easy to stylize. Playing with simplicity of line and freedom of watercolour.

Untitled Female No. 12, Savannah

The figurative portion is from April 4 at The ARTS Project. India ink gesture, then ramdam and free watercolour...  trying to get away from the tight / controlled work. The architecture details are from last years trip to Savannah (well, golfing in Hilton Head and a drive to Savannah). The  Riverfront District is historic and interesting and very beautiful. I unfortunately did not have time to draw while I was there, but have some good photo reference.

About Savannah "The City with the Nation’s Largest Registered Urban Historic Landmark District: Savannah has a unique city plan with 21 lush green squares, a wide variety of architecture, 1,600-plus restored structures rated historically and architecturally significant all within a 2.5 square mile area."

Simple Lines

Finally, back to some figure drawing sessions. These are just 2 of the loose sketches of my favourite subject, the human form. The busier life gets the more I like simplicity. Here the simplicity of line... uneven line, was created using traditional pen and ink.The flexible drawing nibs create a varity of line widths depending on how you hold the pen. The biggest drawback to pen and ink , is you cant erase any mistakes, but then mistakes can add to the spontaneity of a drawing.