The start of a figure drawing day is warming up with 3 to 5 minute gesture sketches. Susan likes to undress as she poses. So there is the taking off the sweater over the head. Next removing the pants and then the socks. These are not in any order and most of them I wiped after doing them as to save on paper and not have to take the time to flip the page. These were just a few I kept and thought I would blog for my own record.
I am throwing more and more away if I can't recycle it back to a useful material for art. As an artist it is easy to accumulate lots of stuff. I find it overwhelming and very difficult to work. I tend to get overwhelmed and blocked which I have shared. So getting out and drawing and painting is good for me, yes, but keeping everything is not good. Posting these helps trash the rest and clears my head to do what I love most.
Today I got to draw! I only had half a day, so I did these 5 minute drawings and a small painting I will post next. Drawing these timed gestures is so wonderful. It is hard to put into words. There are so many shapes that make up the human form and shapes that surround it. Love looking for negative shapes. It was a good morning.
Lately I have been photographing my warm up gestures. I think it is good to look back on them at the end of the day. If I got a painting I like in the end, it is fun to see where I was at the beginning. Usually mornings are stiff and I wonder if I have forgotten how to draw. I am glad I warm up. These drawings are all a part of the process.
