Color Pencil, 15"H x 22"W
Whenever I feel the need to get back to basics I try to draw using a model. Drawing or painting the figure from life is definitely a challenging visual exercise. There are several schools and groups in the area that provide the opportunity to work from the model. This drawing was done at one of the Washington Studio School Open Drawing sessions. They hold evening sessions twice a week with short and/or long poses. There isn't instruction, but there is a monitor who sets up and times the poses.