My favorite model...

[PattJ]

I was able to go to life drawing again this week....usually, I can only go every other week, but I'm not complaining. :cat: This is a drawing of the long pose (2 hours)........I kinda like it....I think. :cool:

Oh, and I won't forget the butt icon this time, Bernie. :D

Pat

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/20-Apr-2006/58808-Anne1.jpg

[Adair_P]

Very, very beautiful Pat. I do love your drawings. This would look great in a frame now! :D :thumbsup:

:wave:

[madqb25]

wow that is a very beautiful drawing.i really like the calm, soft feeling about it

[Rosic]

WOW... love the tonal range n this one... you have used it to enhance the composition... Bravo!

[Rosic]

Oh, and I won't forget the butt icon this time, Bernie. :D

Pat


Good girl...:D

[ArtistOz]

Its great Pat, you certainly know how to handle your time. :thumbsup:

[jjackm]

Very nice! Love that dark area in the background that is ready to engulf her.

[PattJ]

Thanks for all the nice remarks and comments....it's helped me see it a bit differently. :) Last night I wasn't too sure what I thought of it. Sort of liked it, sort of didn't, lol. This morning I'm on the 'I like it' side. :D

Pauline, I was asked to frame it to put in with the TAFA (Tacoma Academy of Fine Arts) student show coming up in June, so I may do that. It's a matter of finding the right frame around here. I've dumped enought $ into framing lately and can't justify more at the moment. Gotta sell something first! :)

Madgb25, it was a calm setting....she was quite tired and found a pose where she was comfortable enough to fall asleep. :D Very of nice for us artists....she didn't need as many breaks! :D

Pat

[macrobertson]

We don't want you complaining about drawing two weeks in a row Pat :rolleyes:
It's a lovely, complete picture... and it shows your skills.

Mac

[lonestar]

She's Beautiful -
dawn

[NorWestPainter]

Excellent drawing.
Is this a open drawing studio, or a class? I've been looking for open drawing closer than seattle with no luck.

[JamieWG]

Oh, bravo, Pat! Take a bow! What a beautiful drawing. What size is it?

Jamie

[FriendCarol]

Gorgeous drawing; I like the smile on her sleeping face, and the way you've handled the 'skin drapery.' :D Very soft treatment, has an almost tactile appeal.

Some folks find great frames very cheaply in second-hand shops, btw. (Just discard the painting! :eek: )Good luck -- this should definitely be framed and shown.

[PattJ]

Thank you for your kind comments, Carol, Mac, Jamie, Dawn and NWP. :) I appreciate your taking time to post your thoughts.

Jamie, the drawing is on a piece of 18 x 24" (approx.) paper with a lovely woven type texture. While it didn't take to a kneaded eraser very well, I still liked the embossed 'weave' of it.

NorWestPainter -- this is an open studio where we all chip in to pay for the model. The owner of the studio is the artist/wife of the artist/man who is head of the Tacoma Academy of Fine Arts. Where are you located? I'm just outside of Tacoma about half hour away from this studio.

Pat

[CreativeHal]

Hiya Pat,

That's a wonderful drawing. I especially like the composition you have created with the drapes as a backdrop and also as a contrast for the figure. i know how difficult it is to find a nice pose/view of the model in a crowded life class. Unless you get there early, you usually wind up with a back view or profile. Very nice drawing Pat. Hal

[JamieWG]

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Jamie, the drawing is on a piece of 18 x 24" (approx.) paper with a lovely woven type texture. While it didn't take to a kneaded eraser very well, I still liked the embossed 'weave' of it.

Pat

Oh, I can see that linen-like texture now! Thanks for the size info. It looks like a pastel paper that Daler-Rowney makes, which I like a lot for pastels and figure drawing!

Jamie

[NorWestPainter]

NorWestPainter -- this is an open studio where we all chip in to pay for the model. The owner of the studio is the artist/wife of the artist/man who is head of the Tacoma Academy of Fine Arts. Where are you located? I'm just outside of Tacoma about half hour away from this studio.

Pat

I'm in Sumner, but work in Tacoma. I tried to google Tacoma Academy of Fine Arts but couldn't find anything.

[PattJ]

Jesse, you probably won't as it's brand new and being started by a local couple. If you want contact with them, let me know and I'll see what I can do. We can communicate about it through private messages, here, if you like.

Pat

[Barrynotlarry]

Very nice. I think the cloth is great also.
Barry

[PattJ]

Thank you, Barry. :)