SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

Blocked in study in pastels On Wednesday I usually go to life drawing.  It's so educational to draw a model from life!  There seems to be a sense of 'freshness' that's  nonparallel to  working from a photo.  Above is my first stage of blocking in the  red-headed model. I underlaid three pastel  shades onto the paper before starting to sketch to give a nice undertone.  Below is a more progressed stage.         

PARASOL 12" x 9" pastel on paper Wednesday was a morning of life drawing . . .   so relaxing of a day! Paraso l is one of the 2 sketches I created  at The Artists Studio in Albuquerque. And such a great model!

RED HAIR  12"h x 9"w pastel Quick and sketchy . . . with splashes of red, turquoise and orange.  Drawing from life forces quick and spontaneous lines!

PENSIVE 12"x 9" pastel on paper Relishing on going drawing today!  Above is my second piece from last week's effort.  Below is another I did awhile back. Different substrates as well as colors really affect the outcome. And I devoted more time to this, so really was able to punch up the colors!  

RED TURBAN pastel sketch on paper Monday is quite the evening to draw! The evening is of two, typically nude models  holding poses of various lengths. This past week  the model was clothed with a festive red turban  and brightly print dress.  Not only a wonderful time in honing my drawing skills, but also inspirational to view others mediums and skills.