Each week I say how challenging this class is, but working from a model is the toughest work yet. I'm using the same concepts as in the earlier weeks, but applying them to a model that can't stay still for 3 hours straight is the challenge. Plus, you can't draw a plumb line on a model. You have to imagine it. I worked hard this week, but don't feel confident about what I've got on paper yet. I am consoling myself with the fact that I've never worked from a model before. We have one more full morning of drawing before transferring the image to canvas for painting, so I hope that I can make more progress.
I definitely plan to copy more master drawings (like last week's drawing) when I return home. It seems like an excellent exercise and one that I can manage on my easel at home with not much fuss.
I have a lot planned this week and weekend. I'll be heading to our local park, Gomper's Park, tonight to see a concert and then movie with my neighbor, Tom. Friday night, I'm having dinner with Robert, his partner, and their friends. Saturday and Sunday will be filled with taking 4 workshops at the Urban Sketchers Chicago Summer Seminar. And one of those evenings, I'd like to try to fit in some fun at the Irish American Heritage Festival a few blocks from my apartment. So this is a very busy week.
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