Drawing Jam Jams Again! (Part 1 – Models)

12/6/14 Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi ink,
Zig marker, Canson XL 140 lb. paper
(Iron Man)

Bravo to Gage Academy for putting on another fantastic Drawing Jam! For the 15^th year, Gage brought together models (clothed, unclothed and fantastically costumed), demos, still lifes, plaster casts, a table of mirrors for self-portraits, kids’ activities, food trucks, live music and free art materials from local sponsors – all adding up to a 12-hour day of art fun for only $10! I’m sure it’s a ton of work for Gage and all the volunteers who make it happen, but every time I attend I think about how wonderful it would be if Drawing Jam could happen more than just once a year.

Since this was my third Jam (see blog posts from 2012 and 2013), I’ve learned to pace myself to maintain my stamina (I stayed nearly eight hours today) and had a better strategy for getting a good position in the popular costumed-model studio, where I spent most of my time. Not counting the one-minute gesture poses, I managed to get 14 sketches this year. Here are my favorites from the modeled sessions. (Part 2 includes the urban sketches of unwitting “models”!)

12/6/14 Diamine Sargasso Sea ink (Batman, Iron Man and
a couple other comic book characters I'm not familiar with!)

12/6/14 Take-sumi ink, Zig marker

12/6/14 Take-sumi ink

12/6/14 Take-sumi ink