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9/9/19 10-min. pose |
It had been nearly four months since I went to a life
drawing session at Gage. (I can’t bring myself to sit in a dark studio during
the sunny summer months.) Feeling creaky and rusty, I bought a fresh punch card
and went on the first day of fall quarter.
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9/9/19 5-min. poses |
Fortunately for me, the model was Shawna, whose fluid,
dynamic poses make me feel more warmed up than I really am. It’ll take me a few
more weekly sessions to get back in the groove, but it feels good to be back at
Gage.
I’m wearing a hoodie and socks again. Even as I type this,
our furnace is being tuned up for the winter. As a friend posted on Facebook, “Summer
didn’t even say ‘bye. Bitch just packed her shit and left.” My only solace is
that life-drawing weather is back.
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9/9/19 5-min. pose |
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9/9/19 20-min. pose |
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9/9/19 10-min. pose |
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9/9/19 10-min. pose |
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it is all about location. Here in Northeast Florida we can't get the bitch to leave.
ReplyDeleteRaintoday and dry with temps in the 90s for Monday and Tuesday.
Ha-ha!! This is probably normal for around here, but summer is so short that it's hard to see it go.
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