This week I was invited to a fellow artist’s studio to do some life drawing. I had already planned an art night with my friend Dan (exquisite corpse friend…he’s not a corpse but he is an exquisite friend), so we decided to combine life drawing with our exquisite corpses night.
It has been 6 years since I drew someone from life for a length of time. In between, I’ve drawn my partners, but those were brief exercises (some of my favorite treasures. How special to draw their bodies, pause on their curves, and present them as the art the are).
Because it had been so long since I’ve drawn from life I was nervous to not only draw but to do it in front of others!
Well, it turned out I can still draw from the flesh! Honestly, I was shocked by my ability to fall right back in. I think what really made it so smooth is the fact that I draw nearly everyday, not from life, but I’m still drawing. Look at what I maaaade:
Whenever I do life drawing I always let the model choose a drawing to take home, if they so please. This model took home the first one. – a great pose of foreshortening, they chose a good one.
I can’t express enough how excited I was that I turned out these drawings. They are full of life, interesting, and a total surprise for me. How cool is it that I can sit down, draw what I see, and walk away with these new treasures?! I drew these! Haha. Not a day goes by that I am not delighted by my drawings. It is pure bliss being an artist, when I’m not feeling like an imposter. (Being an artist so dramatic.)
Dan and I took on the challenge of drawing our exquisite corpses, even though we were apprehensive in how they would come together. Folks, these did not disappoint! Proud of us.
I love them both so much!! The second one is my favorite ◡̈
We were talking about how many we’ have amassed’ve made at this point and I think we are up to 10 or so. We hope to do a show, so we need to keep going, but boy is this turning into such a cool project. I can’t wait to see them all together, framed, and with spot lights on them.
After stepping back into drawing from life, I would like to make this a regular part of my month. It directly benefits my daily art practice, and I get to be with other artists…my favorite people to hang with. Plus I get to decorate my studio walls with more beautiful drawings.
Sometimes I wonder if I should sell these, at some point I likely will because I will have too many to keep, but for now they will make for a nice reminder that I can do hard things.
I don’t know how all of this works, but it does and it is fucking magical.
A Good Cunt 
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