FIGURE DRAWING < the best practice >
While I have taken a break from the weekly drawing prompts of Inktober 52, I’ve still been keeping a regular drawing practice in live figure drawing. This is by far my favorite subject matter - there is no true mastery of the figure, just showing up each time and being present with that moment.

15 minutes / conte, charcoal pencil / 14 x 11 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 11 x 14 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte, charcoal pencil / 14 x 11 in / 2023

10 second poses / conte / 18 x 24 in / 2023

5 minutes / conte / 9 x 11 in / 2023

60 minutes / charcoal pencil, conte / 18 x 24 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 11 x 11 in / 2023

15 minutes / conte, charcoal pencil / 14 x 11 in / 2023

60 minutes / graphite pencil / 24 x 18 in / 2023

15 minutes / conte / 14 x 11 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 11 x 14 in / 2023

10 seconds / conte / 8 x 10 in / 2023

10 seconds / charcoal / 18 x 24 in / 2023

10 minutes / prisma colored pencil / 9 x 12 in / 2023

75 minutes / conte, charcoal pencil / 30 x 22 in / 2023

5 minutes / conte / 14 x 11 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 12 x 9 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte, charcoal pencil / 11 x 14 in / 2023

45 minutes / conte, charcoal / 18 x 24 in / 2023

5 minutes / conte / 18 x 24 in / 2023

10 minutes / prisma colored pencil / 9 x 12 in / 2023

5 minutes / conte / 9 x 12 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 18 x 24 in / 2023

10 minutes / conte / 11 x 14 in / 2023

10 second poses / charcoal / 18 x 24 in / 2023