I had a curious experience at the life-drawing class recently. The model (new to this class but evidently very experienced) wore throughout the evening a cloth around his head. This was, of course, the only clothing he wore during the evening. I pondered, on the drive home, why this might be, and it occurred to … Read more
As regular readers of this blog will be aware, I am occupied at the moment by the task of finding a model to help with the preparation of a new piece of work. In that process I have found myself reflecting on the relationship between artists and the models who pose for us. As I … Read more
I need a model in order to make progress with a picture I have been planning. This ought to be a relatively straightforward matter, but I am in a blind alley at the moment. What I need is a female model, probably aged between 25 and 45, but this is not an essential requirement. Age … Read more
I didn’t think that it would be difficult to recruit a model for a composition I have in mind, but it is turning out to be more problematic than I expected. The need arises from my re-engagement with the poetry of T.S. Eliot. There is a particular passage in The Waste Land that has ignited … Read more
I had the interesting experience today of working on a project of my own for the first time with a professional model. Previously my only experience of working with a model has been as a participant in a life-drawing class, or doing informal portraits of my own family. For some time I have been aware … Read more
It is a frequent surprise to me just how quickly the general feel of life can change. Having felt rather low for several days now, this evening quite suddenly I find that things have taken on a very different aspect. Having made the commitment to go ahead with my project requiring a model, we spoke … Read more
The life-drawing class I attend regularly has several good features. One of these is the fact that there is a long list of models who sit for us. You never know from one week to the next who will be posing for us. Thursday’s session introduced us to somebody new. She was really excellent, and … Read more
I had an interesting experience at last night’s life-drawing class. For some months now I have been toying with the idea of doing some pictures based on the experience of quarantine during the current pandemic. I did a set of sketches, but took the idea no further. The primary reason was that all of them … Read more
I had a very productive morning today, going over to see a friend who is also an artist, who had agreed to model for a forthcoming picture I have in mind. Recently I’ve been developing a series of images based upon the creation story in Genesis, but looking at the relationship between “creation” in the … Read more
I fixed up today to work next week with a live model. I do attend a life-drawing group every week, but the use of a model has not been a regular part of my practice in the past. Some of my compositions in the series of images I painted dealing with Italian experience in the … Read more