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| 1/11/26 Delia, 20-minute pose |
The Sunday Figure Art life-drawing series had been going on in the
University of Washington Art Building for many years (apparently decades), but
like so many things, the program ended with the pandemic. Although I knew about
the series when it was operating, I was happily participating in life drawing
at Gage Academy at the time, so I never checked it out. I recently learned that
model and organizer Shawna Holman had brought the Sunday series back, and this
time, I was eager to try it.
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| 2-minute poses |
When I went to a training session for new models last month, Delia was one of the rookies – and definitely one
of the better ones. She was the solo model for the Sunday series I attended. Although
technically still in training mode, she seemed pro-ready to me: Her graceful,
dynamic poses of all durations kept me engaged and drawing.
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| 5-minute poses |
My problem had nothing to do with drawing or the model; it
was the chair – or the lack thereof. The life-drawing studio was furnished only
with artists’ horse benches, which I have never found comfortable. The artist
is supposed to lean forward toward a propped-up drawing board, not a small sketchbook,
so the bench has no back support. At Gage and Artist & Craftsman Supply
(where I’ve also attended life drawing), I could always find a folding chair to
sit in. Not so at the UW’s studio. I had to leave after the first half.
I’m not sure what to do about that. I could try standing at
an easel, but that can be awkward with a small sketchbook, too. I’d really like
to continue attending because the location is convenient.
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| 20-minute pose |
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| My sketch journal entry complaining about the situation. |
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