10 Weeks

For the past 10 weeks (I missed a few classes) I have been attending an open studio for figure drawing. I've never before taken a figure drawing class, and although this was not an actual instructional class with a teacher, I feel like I learned a lot just by being there and drawing. I can definitely see a huge improvement throughout. Yay!
 Here is my work, first to last:

The entire time we only had female models. On our very last night, I was an hour and a half late, and of course, out of all the nights for me to be late we finally had a male model! It was very strange crosshatching a wiener. 

Anyways, it was awesome and I feel like I came a long way over the 10 weeks, and I'm looking for another class, hopefully this time with an instructor. 

Recently

Recently added to "In My Sketchbook":

It's been SOOO long since I've done any kind of life drawing. I really need the practice, so I drew this lovely lady:

(Doesn't she have a nice round rumpus?)

My daughter and I were watching one of our favorite movies, "Coraline" and she had the idea to pause it and draw this still shot. (So my daughter. I remember doing that with my friends when we were in grade school during "A Little Mermaid" and they were so annoyed. I still have that drawing, actually) Here is mine:

And hers:

I have to say, for a 5 year old she is a pretty good artist. She has a really cool way of putting colors together, and it was also really creative of her to have Coraline wearing a button shirt. I love how she labeled the witch as "weck".

I drew this at around 2 in the morning. I was just sitting on my front porch and started to draw our neighbors house.

I take the kids to McDonalds once a week so I usually end up sketching whatever is around me, hence the cup. It's a bit wonky on the bottom. 

My husband and I are a little obsessed with their sweet teas, half cut. Mmmmm......

And this is just some dorky drawing I made up as I went.

The end!