Last Friday, our Osher Figure Drawing class had the good fortune to draw traveling photography model Keira Grant, who had come to our farm for a series of outdoor photo shoots.
We began with ink to paint Keira's three-minute gesture poses. I used a light wash of watered-down India ink, adding darker contours and shadows after getting the mass gesture in.
Keira's poses were vibrant and elegant, and she held them rock steady. We were swept away as we tried to express each pose swiftly, fluidly with our brushes.
Keira turned the stage over to David and left to greet her photographer.
We picked up our watercolor palettes, and set out to find David's flesh tones. I mixed Burnt Sienna and Alizarin Crimson for David's skin tone, and added Ultramarine Blue for the shadows.
We familiarized ourselves with David's proportions with these five-minute poses.
We finished the session with one long pose. It felt freeing to splash loose washes in without an under drawing.
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