Four women

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Here are a few more - four different women.

18 x 24 (cropped for posting), mostly 20 minutes.

[LarrySeiler]

goodness gracious you live an interesting life!!! Who's got time for plein air?

These are wonderful handlings of the figure Jim...I like the control in your shading technique, the use of darks in the background to help contours and so forth. Very lovely all of them!!!

YOur head studies, very nice as well...! :clap:

Larry

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Thanks Larry!

I could fill this forum ... no, I could drown it with figure work. Each session we do an hour of one, two and five minute poses! Then the long ones - ten minutes ... 15 and 20!

[midcoast]

Wow, Jim, you've definitely got a gift for rendering figures!!! :clap:

Nancy

[Dharma_bum]

Really nice figure work, these and the others youv'e posted

Dan

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Thanks Nancy and Dan!

[JamieWG]

Love that first one, Jimmy, especially. Gorgeous work.

Jamie

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Love that first one, Jimmy, especially. Gorgeous work.

Jamie

She was one of the best models that we've had.

[Bobbo]

amazing Jim!!
very impressive!!

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Thanks Rob.

Sorry about taking so long to reply, but as you know, I was offline for a while ... but I'm back. :evil: :D

[Carrie]

And there's more! These are really great. I'm taking a drawing class starting in February, half the time devoted to fiigure so I hope I do as well.

Carrie

[James or Jimmy Jim]

You will Carrie. Just keep going. Be prepared to go insane. :D

[Marcella B]

Jim,
I'm curious about something, do you know what model or models will be posing before you get to a drawing class and do you have choices? Are models paid much per hour (not that I'm interested in being one). As I said before, these are just beautiful and very special, I've been going through your older threads to see more of them.
Marcella

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Jim,
I'm curious about something, do you know what model or models will be posing before you get to a drawing class and do you have choices? Are models paid much per hour (not that I'm interested in being one). As I said before, these are just beautiful and very special, I've been going through your older threads to see more of them.
Marcella

Thanks Marcella, you are officially the first member of the fan club. :D :D :D

To answer your questions, we never know who will be posing from session to session, but I'm sure we could find out from the person booking the models. If you take a class, the instructor will know who is booked and when.

Each week the sessions alternate between males and females, and you get all types. I think they get paid between $20-30 per hour, and some of them are kept very busy, between evening classes, open studios and college classes during the day.

If you plan to start a group, be aware that sometimes they don't show up, for various reasons, and you'll need a back up - unless someone in the class volunteers, which has happened. :D

[Anita Murphy]

Jim - Lovely drawings!

[Anita Murphy]

Jim - Lovely drawings!

[coh]

Jim,

Your figure sketches are wonderful and very inspiring! Thanks for posting
them. I've been looking them over in preparation for a figure drawing/painting
session tomorrow. Don't think I can accomplish what you have in 20 minutes
but I'm going to give it my best shot.

Are most (or all) of these simply pencil? Or some charcoal?

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Jim - Lovely drawings!

Thanks Anita!

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Jim,

Your figure sketches are wonderful and very inspiring! Thanks for posting
them. I've been looking them over in preparation for a figure drawing/painting
session tomorrow. Don't think I can accomplish what you have in 20 minutes
but I'm going to give it my best shot.

Are most (or all) of these simply pencil? Or some charcoal?

Chris,

Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm sure you'll have fun.

I usually use a mechanical pencil (4b lead), as it saves me sharpening time. Because I go to improve my observation/drawing skills, the pencil gives me the workout I like. Try pastels or charcoal, if you prefer.

You'll notice that I like to keep my shading "lines" parallel (when there's time), sometimes vertical, sometimes at an angle (sometimes a mess, due to a race with the clock :D), that way I can work quickly, comparing values. In my early days, I was taught to work with just vertical shading and no outlines, always including the background. Poses were longer back then.

One exercise that stands out in my mind, was having the model in one room and your drawing board in another! :eek: :D

How long are your sessions and do you know how they are broken down?

I look forward to seeing your work Chris.

[LeeHaber]

A new side to you Jim...these are truly wonderful...love the second one...


you are an excellent drawer!!!

:D :D

[coh]

Chris,

Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm sure you'll have fun.

I usually use a mechanical pencil (4b lead), as it saves me sharpening time. Because I go to improve my observation/drawing skills, the pencil gives me the workout I like. Try pastels or charcoal, if you prefer.

You'll notice that I like to keep my shading "lines" parallel (when there's time), sometimes vertical, sometimes at an angle (sometimes a mess, due to a race with the clock :D), that way I can work quickly, comparing values. In my early days, I was taught to work with just vertical shading and no outlines, always including the background. Poses were longer back then.

One exercise that stands out in my mind, was having the model in one room and your drawing board in another! :eek: :D

How long are your sessions and do you know how they are broken down?

I look forward to seeing your work Chris.

Thanks for your thoughts, Jim.

I won't be posting any of the "work" I did today because it's pretty bad! Every
time I do some life drawing/painting I realize I don't really know how to draw
very well! So I'm viewing it as a learning experience. Training the hand and
eye.

It's not really an open-studio type of arrangement...rather a small (7-10)
group of plein air folks hire a model and set-up in one members basement.
Most of the people are interested in doing full paintings so there's generally
been a single pose - a 4 hour session with 20 minutes on/5-10 minutes off
for the model. Not the best for sketching, I don't think - I'd like to have a
number of poses in a day but majority rules, you know. There is an open
studio in the city where they do that kind of thing and I think I'll be starting
to go to that once in a while.

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Thanks for your thoughts, Jim.

I won't be posting any of the "work" I did today because it's pretty bad! Every
time I do some life drawing/painting I realize I don't really know how to draw
very well! So I'm viewing it as a learning experience. Training the hand and
eye.

It's not really an open-studio type of arrangement...rather a small (7-10)
group of plein air folks hire a model and set-up in one members basement.
Most of the people are interested in doing full paintings so there's generally
been a single pose - a 4 hour session with 20 minutes on/5-10 minutes off
for the model. Not the best for sketching, I don't think - I'd like to have a
number of poses in a day but majority rules, you know. There is an open
studio in the city where they do that kind of thing and I think I'll be starting
to go to that once in a while.

Chris, I'd love to do a four-hour session!

Why don't you move around the model for different poses? Maybe get her/him to do a few five- or ten-minute poses at the beginning - convince the others that it's good for loosening up?

Don't worry about how good they are for a while, like you said, it's mainly training - post them anyway. :evil: :D I'd still like to see them ... one? No pressure Chris. :D :D :D

[James or Jimmy Jim]

A new side to you Jim...these are truly wonderful...love the second one...


you are an excellent drawer!!!

:D :D


Thanks Doc. :)

The models do drop their drawers for the drawers. :evil: :D :D :D

[llanpe]

Jim, excellent drawings I love them.
Peter

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Jim, excellent drawings I love them.
Peter


Thanks mate. :) :D I'm glad you liked them. Do you draw? Paint?

[Chloe_1]

Very nice sketches James.. The first,second and fourth ones grabs my attention.
In the fourth one, I like the undulating movements in the blanket(at the front) with the contour of the model's body.

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Very nice sketches James.. The first,second and fourth ones grabs my attention.
In the fourth one, I like the undulating movements in the blanket(at the front) with the contour of the model's body.

Thanks Chloe. I love drawing cloth ... blankets, clothes. :wink2: :D

[Barrynotlarry]

Wow these ROCK! You have a great eye and these are some very well done drawings.
Barry

[James or Jimmy Jim]

Wow these ROCK! You have a great eye and these are some very well done drawings.
Barry

Thanks Barry (with the rock-solid work)! :D

Good to see you over here.