Life Drawing: 'Raven III" (Pastel on Paper, 18" x 24")

Today's model, a former dancer, had an amazing ability to create (and hold!) wonderful poses. I was pretty excited about how the final drawing turned out.

For the 30 minute pose above, I used an old piece of Wallis sanded paper (from an older pastel drawing that I washed off with turpenoid, leaving a streaky toned surface in a blue/burnt sienna palette. I just went with those colors. The composition worked out nicely, too:)

And, here are a few of the shorter poses leading up to it (working large, on oversized kraft paper):