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12/22/20 Vanessa and Eri, 20-min. pose |
The last session in Life Drawing Plus’s series of
LGBT models featured Eri and Vanessa, an Oakland couple. Vanessa leads a project
to help women Reclaim Ugly, not by rejecting beauty but by rejecting beauty
standards.
I couldn’t stay for the whole session this time, so I missed
the discussion (and holiday party to raise funds for the Black Trans Foundation
that followed the life drawing), but I imagine it was informative and illuminating,
as all the discussions from this series have been.
Two things struck me as I drew Vanessa and Eri: One was that
their proportions were very different from most life drawing models I have sketched,
so I had to discard my usual guidelines for whatever is “average.” Once I did,
it was easier to abstract what I was seeing into shapes and shadows. Secondly,
I was moved by the tenderness and love they expressed for each other in their
poses. I hope I captured their beauty and affection.
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15-min. pose |
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15-min. pose |
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2-min. poses |
These are great! The top one is my favorite. It made me smile to see the looks of tenderness on their faces.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that you saw what I was trying to capture!
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