We finished our Osher semester with model Selena and a focus on Dance and Movement. We began with 6 x 2-minute gesture poses, grouping them together on our paper in 3's to represent 3 dancers in motion.
Selena gave us graceful, dancerly poses.
Next, we challenged ourselves with a 2-minute, continuous gesture. Selena moved slowly but constantly from one pose to another, and used a long, flowy piece of tulle to help express her movement.
It was hard to try to complete one full gesture drawing of Selena in any pose, but we watched mindfully as we drew, and relied on our memory to complete each gesture.

We wrapped up our gestures with a 5-minute upside-down pose.
After a break, we moved on to the long drawing, beginning with a 4-minute sketch to determine how we wanted to lay out our final drawing.
I was glad I took the time to lay out my drawing, as I realized exactly where I wanted Selena's body to land on the page to give her space to look up, creating the composition I wanted.
Many thanks to model Selena for her beautiful poses and inspiration!