At life drawing this week our model was unable to come (she had a death in the family). So we simply posed for each other (with clothes on!). This is actually quite a nice change and a fresh challenge. I enjoyed painting my friends. When it was my turn to model I discovered that 15 minutes is an eternity when you can’t move! We kept all the poses to 15 minutes rather than our usual 20 minute poses, so I had to work quickly.
I’ve been painting with this group since 2013 (we had a year off because of Covid). There are usually about ten of us who meet in a small building tucked into the trees at Strawberry Hill Park in Bainbridge Island. The class is sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Parks and Rec program. Our models are professionals who come on the ferry from Seattle. One of us volunteers to pick the model up at the feery which arrives just before we meet.
You do phenomenal work.
Thanks, Warren. I’m having fun with it!
Allison’s painting looks so alive!!