Laurel

Charcoal on newsprint.

From a figure drawing class at California Art Institute. When it's enlarged a lot, the printing dot pattern shows up. So it's best to look at it at a smaller size. I shot this from a school brochure.

Head study - 6/3/10

Charcoal on newsprint

Head study - 6/1/10

Charcoal on newsprint

Sketch - 5/31/10

Charcoal on newsprint

Head study - 5/30/10

Charcoal on newsprint

Basic forms

Charcoal on newsprint

A good exercise when I'm too tired to do anything more challenging.

Plastic horse number two

Charcoal on newsprint

Plastic horse

Charcoal on newsprint

Figure quick sketch

Charcoal on newsprint

Quick sketches were used for warmups in our head and figure drawing classes at California Art Institute, but we had figure quick sketch classes, too. We spent the whole three hour class doing two minute and five minute poses. They are sometimes compared to strengthening your muscles, training your eye to see what is important: The big shapes, the big proportions, the long lines, the action or gesture of the pose.

After Andrew Loomis

Charcoal on newsprint

Study after Andrew Loomis, a wonderful illustrator and author of artist instruction books in the 20th century.