Twelve minutes with Johane
Posted: April 20, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 17 CommentsOne of my favourite models at life drawing is Johane because she looks like a model from a Toulouse Lautrec painting. It might be the way she piles her hair on top of her head, or maybe the curve of her nose — I’m not sure — but she’s an excellent model who probably has some dance training, judging by the way she holds herself. I haven’t been to life drawing in four weeks, and that made my painting a little bit rusty. I was happier with my three-minute pencil drawings today.
Hi Shari. Love all four of these. Maybe you should miss a few classes a bit more often. Life drawing for me tomorrow as well – looking forward to it as always. Best, Tony
I hope life drawing was wonderful for you too Tony. I will look on Flickr and hope to see them there.
This is lovely.
AnnMarie:-)
Thanks Ann Marie.
You’re welcome, Shari. 🙂
These are lovely…very much like Toulouse Lautrec indeed! Would love to see your painted version, too.
Thanks Susan. The painted version was really not for the blog. Very wishy washy… If I post something like that I would really regret it because I’d have to look at it again and I’d rather not.
Do you work small like your sketchbook drawings?
These are pretty small Stan. They are about postcard size.
Shari, these drawings remind me that I have to get back to open sessions with live models here at the Art Students League of Denver. Nice work. Dennis R. Pendleton
There’s nothing like life drawing. I just started going regularly this year and I really love it. I don’t always have good results but I enjoy every minute of it. You should certainly go. The studios there are so beautiful.
I miss life drawing classes….nice to have the connection of Toulouse Lautrec, I see it, these are lovely.
Rebecca, there’s nothing like life drawing practice for improving everything else that you draw.
Indeed ! Your drawing, and Johane, they do make me remember a book I had about Toulouse Lautrec… and I saw some of them at Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
I saw that room at the Musée d’Orsay too. The dimly lit one with the drawings was my favorite, but then I like everything about that museum, including the cafe with the big clock.
Beautiful drawings. The first one is particularly Lautrec-esque. Also, very nice cropping. What size are these? Three minutes each? Well done!
Jeff, these are about postcard size, so maybe 4″ x 6″.