d.i.y.

i’m posting a dozen holiday nudes here, all but one drawn december 10 and 17, 2009 (the one on the right is from october)(i thought you’d like it because it’s so christmas-y!). most are watercolors; a few also are pencilled or inked. the three above are the largest: around 23 x 16 inches. all the rest are 15 x 11.

these drawings were made during poses lasting 10 to 20 minutes.

every one of these drawings is a square-cornered rectangle, i swear! any irregularities of shape are due to my crap-brained amateurishness in photography. the delicious raggedy edge is by design, tho, and that’s why i didn’t crop them. it’s the natural result of folding, breaking and tearing this heavy (300 lb) paper instead of [gasp!] cutting it.

click on any image to go to a page with double-size ENLARGEMENTS of them all. click on d.i.y. to come back here. knock three times on my kitchen door to receive a cup of tea and a big smile.

our model december 10 at times played most winsomely with a parasol, bringing to mind wonderful images of geishas as well as people strolling, walking, running in the rain with umbrellas. don’t you just wish you were doing that right this minute?!?

it wasn’t all china and rain. there were also universal themes; such as the mysterious fem, and the broken-hearted fem. i think.

our december 17 model was Michal, also a talented actress who played Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream not long ago – a fabulous part! she did get a bit puck-ish now and then, too, i’m glad to mention. the middle drawing of the top three is also Michal – or at least it’s a few of her….

these final drawings are done with india ink. i was really happy to return to that medium, which i had not used recently. my favorite instrument with the ink is a 6 or 7 inch long stick, about 5/8 inch thick, that i picked from my yard and whittled a bit. i love it’s rawness.

happy holidays to all, and to all a good night!