Osher Figure Drawing with Model David

We had a wonderful exploration of the skeletal structure last Friday with model David.  For a warm-up, David posed with a life-sized resin skeleton we have affectionately named "Skelly Bones."

I asked my students to take the first minute of the 3-minute pose to lay in a stick drawing for David's skeletal structure in one color, then draw a loose gesture over top of that structure with a contrasting color for the remaining time.

Though I didn't draw Skelly Bones, David set up the skeleton to mirror his own pose for each of the standing gestures, and this guided us through the structure in David's form.

After the gestures, we moved on to study the legs, and practiced with laying in the structure, then making a gesture drawing, checking our measurements, and adding a bit of shading and detail, like the toenails.

We finished up with the long pose.

Many thanks to David for filling in on a snow day when our scheduled model couldn't get to the farm studio!

Osher Figure Drawing with Model Kathryn

 

We had a wonderful class yesterday with model Kathryn.  She inspired us with her gorgeous, dancerly gesture poses with our plastic skeleton Mr. Skellybones.  Seeing her poses next to Mr. Skellybones, we could consider the underpinnings of her form.

Always a delight when your model has a sense of playfulness! Kathryn interacted with our life-sized skeleton replica in her 3-minute gestures.  I began with a quick skeletal gesture in white and added contours around that.

We moved on to study drawing the head and face, and took 15 minutes to create a portrait of Kathryn.

My students love the long pose, and Kathryn gave us lovely inspiration with a her seated twist.  Her lime-green sari wrap looked lovely against her pale, rosy skin.

Many thanks to model Kathryn for her amazing work!