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Playing around with a new pencil given to me by an adored student @ames_jessica … so much fun playing with value!!! Tiny quicksketch done over Zoom alongside my students and then overworked afterwards with gleeful abandon:). It was worth it… a blurry, distorted screen makes for some inventive rendering! I’m not sure I honored the elegant posing splendor of the alluring @trinidadmodelovivo … but I’ll do better next time ❤️ #artist #art #artist #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #dibujo #croquis #arte #artecontemporaneo #kunst #follender2023 #pencilsketch #quicksketch #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #ccsschoolofart #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #artmodel #figuremodel #zoomsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVafsNLSqo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Study session for a new painting… a page of quick 30 second warm-ups followed by an 8 minute pose test and a few rapid detail studies for good measure:) All thanks to the lovely @evasolnick for the inspiration! #artist #art #artwork #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #drawnfromlife #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #artistsoninstagram #dibujo #croquis #arte #artecontemporaneo #follender2023 #gesturesketch #ccssschoolofart #kunst #quicksketch #artteachersofinstagram #paintingstudy #figurestudy https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGEKOeOs4K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Small concept sketch for the cancelled Art Students League logo redesign contest. I’m certainly disappointed… but I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with the lovely @for.avmuse on this regardless. I changed her likeness in the design for a less specific face for “The Muse.” #art #artwork #artist #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #logodesigner #artmodel #figuremodel #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #kunst #dibujo #croquis #follender2023 #artistsoninstagram #ccsschoolofart #artteachersofinstagram #drawingteacher #arte #artecontemporaneo https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyKRR3PIud/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sometimes I get it right:). Just a quick sketch of the amazing @figure.study.model done alongside my students online over Zoom, refined afterwards from Instagram sources in the tiny sketchbook. When a model so perfectly blends graceful physicality with compelling poses, it is often easy to come up with something special:) Thank you so much, Cleo🙇🏽‍♂️ #artist #artwork #art #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #drawnfromlife #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #arte #artecontemporaneo #dibujos #croquis #follender2023 #pencilsketch #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #ccsschoolofart #kunst #artmodel #figuremodel #anatomyart https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNJgbmutWd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Detail of a quick sketch in progress of the lithe, yet powerful @figure.study.model … started online with my students and left unfinished as I skipped town to visit my Mother for my birthday:) Something to look forward to as I return home, rejuvenated and hopefully a bit wiser for my last sojourn around the Sun:) #artist #art #artwork #draw #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #sketching #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #aslnyc #ccsfineartmaterials #ccsschoolofart #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #figuredrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #teachersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #croquis #dibujo #arte #artecontemporaneo #follender2023 #artmodel #figuremodel #lifedrawingmodel #kunst https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxE7OSLiJ-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Final sketch in one of the tiny notebooks… a small image of the alluring Blaze from a past Chelsea Classical Studio Saturday session. Always tough to get such a specific facial expression on a dinky 1 inch head!!! The struggle continues…🔥 #artist #artwork #art #arte #artecontemporaneo #sketch #sketching #draw #drawing #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #dibujo #croquis #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #follender2023 #ccsfineartmaterials #ccsschoolofart #kunst #artmodel #figuremodel #sketchbook #pencilsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXFdZRODQb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just a quick, cropped process shot of a demo I’m working on for my students on toned paper… will add some white accents to the sketch once I finish rendering her hair and equalize the tonality of the whole figure. This was started online during a Zoom session with my students and the magnificent @ume3__ and then polished using her other Instagram images (and past drawings I’ve done of her:) Let’s see if I can keep from ruining it😂 #artist #artwork #art #arte #artecontemporaneo #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figuremodel #artmodel #follender2023 #artistsoninstagram #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #aslnyc #ccsfineartmaterials #ccsschoolofart #artteachersofinstagram #dibujo #croquis #sketchbook #pencilsketch #zoomclasses #instaart https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzSBRPLwNr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Small sketch of the amazing @schott_to_the_heart drawn alongside my class over Zoom and finished later using Instagram sources. Beginning to run into the limitations of the paper available in the tiny notebooks… along with the tiny scale of the things😂. Still, some fine practice to be had… #artist #artwork #art #arte #artecontemporaneo #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #drawnfromlife #zoomdrawing #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #ccsfineartmaterials #ccsschoolofart #follender2023 #aslnyc #dibujos #kunst #croquis #artmodel #figuremodel https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAC03_rOtm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Trying to fill up the tiny sketchbooks so I can move on to other obsessions:) Drawn alongside my students over Zoom and polished later on… the ever-inspiring @calamityscience always brings the best out of every visual artist! #artist #artwork #art #arte #artteachersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #drawing #draw #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #artmodel #figuremodel #dibujo #croquis #kunst #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #zoomsketching #drawing class #ccsfineartmaterials #ccsschoolofart #artinstructor #follender2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmq_DChuLWl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I didn’t want to end this year without remembering to thank all the amazing students that make my day to day travails tolerable and my chosen career so gratifying!!! I adore you all, my children… my burgeoning “Art Army”! This little group shot represents a small committed subset of the whole gang… the Chelsea Classical Studios Saturday class… :-) I love you all❤️ Many thanks to Barbara, Salome, Jabari, Warren, Jessica, David, Victoria, Blaze, and all the others that make all the work worth it🔥 You KNOW who you are:) #artwork #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #artteacher #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #aslnyc #artparty #thankful #ccsfineartmaterials #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #follender2022 #figurativeart #figurativeartist #gratitude #ccsschoolofart #artcommunity #drawinginstruction #inspiration #artmodel #lifemodel #drawingfromlife #artinstruction https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZdNuQpixj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another quick little sketch of the lovely @trinidadmodelovivo drawn alongside my Zoom students and polished afterwards using Instagram sources. She was much more contrasty onscreen, but I enjoyed trying to explore the velvety tones within the darker areas and softened some transitions. I may finish this off and push the darks later… but I kinda like it in its current state. Hopefully I won’t go blind before then working on these tiny things😂 #artist #art #artwork #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #artistsoninstagram #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativedrawing #figurativeartist #dibujo #croquis #kunst #arte #artecontemporaneo #follender2022 #aslnyc #ccsfineartmaterials #artmodel #figuremodel #graphitedrawing #figuresketch #sketchbook #artteacher https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1PtdWL_M4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another quick sketch of the captivating @trinidadmodelovivo done alongside my students over Zoom and finished up using Instagram sources. It could still use a bit more work… but I liked the rawness of the thing and figured I’d post it now and decide if I wanted to take it further later on. Having an inspiring muse can make even a difficult, highly modeled pose a pleasure:) #artist #artwork #art #sketch #sketching #draw #drawing #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawnfromlife #figurativeart #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #croquis #dibujo #sketchbook #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #chelseaclassicalstudio #follender2022 #artmodel #figuremodel #ccsschoolofart #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #arte #kunst #pencilsketch #figurestudy https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRLkSirM2D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sometimes I use the tiny notebooks to play with possible painting concepts… This was a sort of homage to an image from 1530 of Leda and the Swan, copied from a lost original by Michelangelo. I’ve always wanted to incorporate that tale into my mythological painting series… Or perhaps I was simply looking for an excuse to render the mesmerizing face of @rahilnajafabadi in my sketchbook:) #artist #art #artwork #drawing #draw #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #aslnyc #chelseaclassicalstudio #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #dibujo #croquis #arte #artecontemporaneo #ledaandtheswan #mythology #mythologyart #follender2022 #artmodel #figuremodel #muse #figurestudy #kunst #sketchbook #figurativeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CkyEQScLpRE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Teaching a new figure drawing class at @chelseaclassicalstudio starting next Saturday (Nov. 12) from 1pm to 4pm! Follow this link to sign up: https://www.chelseaclassicalstudio.com/classes Looking forward to a dynamic session with gestural short pose sketches working their way into longer higher focus drawings! Come draw with us:) #art #artwork #artist #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #drawingclass #drawdrawdraw #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #chelseaclassicalstudio #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #drawnfromlife #artmodel #figuremodel #figuredrawingclass #follender2022 #figurativedrawing #figurativeart #lifedrawingclass #dibujos #croquis #quicksketch #drawingandanatomy #drawingthenude #aslnyc https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckl23EUv7GZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Two recent tiny notebook sketches finished and cleaned up a bit… both refined 15 minute efforts done alongside students over Zoom. Both sketches are 4x6 inches:) Just trying to stave off the rust with the lovely @umep3 and @for.amuse 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #aslnyc #artist #artwork #art #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #draw #drawing #quicksketch #dibujos #croquis #drawnfromlife #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawing #figurativeart #figurativedrawing #pencilsketch #arte #follender2022 #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #artmodel #figuremodel #kunst #zoomsketch #artisticnude #muse https://www.instagram.com/p/Cka7ruYOiW3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another quick tiny sketch in the small notebook of the beautiful @umep3 I drew alongside my class over Zoom… and then worked back Into using her Instagram images to get a better likeness. I hope to repost it once I polish it a bit more:) #art #artist #artwork #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #gesturedrawings #drawnfromlife #quicksketch #aslnyc #artstudentsleaguenyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #artistsoninstagram #artteachersofinstagram #dibujo #croquis #arte #artecontemporaneo #follender2022 #artmodel #figuremodel #figuresketch #kunst #kunstwerk #figurestudy #muse #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj2W2iuubVw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Another small sketch from the tiny notebook of the beautiful @umep3 started alongside my students over Zoom and finished using her Instagram i@ages. I hope to post a more polished image once I finish it:) #art #artwork #artist #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #dibujo #croquis #arte #artecontemporaneo #aslnyc #artstudentsleagueofnewyork #figurativeartist #figurativedrawing #figurativeart #drawnfromlife #figuresketch #artmodel #figuremodel #follender2022 #pencilsketch #figurestudy #quicksketch # https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj2OjFzOx7u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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