The desire to create, to practice, to sharpen skills now, when we have been asked to hunker down, to protect each other in the face of a quarter of a million citizens of the US, dead from COVID-19 is difficult … Continue reading
In the finished attic, there is a room. There are shelves where fabric rests, folded neatly. Wools, and cotton, linings, and cheap cotton calico prints. …and spandex. There are yards of spandex that wait to wrap around the body, to … Continue reading
We used to meet in person to draw, and I ran the Naked Drawing Group of Washington DC. Men gathered, and the artists and the model all stripped naked and we drew once a month. We can’t do that right … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn – largely because the time I used to have to draw and blog and focus on creation has been redirected into nurturing. I was in line at the local supermarket, being nosy as … Continue reading
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SPACE Space, since this group was founded, particularly a space willing to host us has been a challenge – that is, it was a challenge if you look at space as defined by how many people you need to fit … Continue reading
The contract on my day gig ended 11.30, so I’ve been trying to take some time out to work on art until the new gig starts – my local model was available so we had a mini session
The first time I draw a model, I create a collage, filling the space on the page with the various poses. Tonight’s work.:
Models come in to an artist’s life, but they rarely stay. Since I’ve started drawing erotic nudes, and because of the transient nature of DC, quite a few men who have allowed me to stare at them while I drag … Continue reading
Nice way to wrap a hectic week, to fight off the darkness brought to us by the news, and a pleasant end to Pride Week here in DC. My drawings below.
One of my models braved the rain and resisted napping to come and sit for me.
Sex. Politics. Art. Cuisine. 