Drawing at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

I went back to the Harvard Museum of Natural History this Sunday. It was really packed, and getting there was quite a trek in this terrible weather we've been having. I made it a goal to draw four legged animals. I'm not quite as happy with these drawings as I was for last week's drawings, although I do like the somewhat pensive expressions. They were good practice and it was well worth going out in the rain.

Still-life Drawing

Just a quick post before I go off to work. I did this drawing last week while I was sick. To make myself feel better and keep my hands busy, I took out a pen and some paper and started to draw. This drawing was done in pen, which seems to be my medium of choice at the moment.

Drawing at the Museum

Every Wednesday from 6 pm to 9 pm, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds a drawing session with a clothed model. (Wednesday evening entry to the museum is free). The session is held in a different gallery each week. Drawing boards, paper, pencils are there for everyone to use. Just a note, the last Wednesday of every month does not have a model. Instead of drawing a model, we draw from the objects in the galleries. Last night was a very crowded session. I found myself sitting on the ground to be able to have a good view of the model. The model was very inspiring and reminded me a bit of Alice in Wonderland. Here are a few of my drawings from last night. The first and third are 15 minute poses, and the second was 10 minutes. My favorite is the last one.

Drawing at the Eliot School

On Tuesday night I went to draw at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain. Every Tuesday night they have a drop-in figure drawing session. ($15 per class, or 8 sessions pre-paid at $100). Unfortunately, our instructor didn't show up, nor did the model. So instead, those of us who decided to stay, took turns modeling. It actually turned out to be a very interesting session as we were drawing a different person for every pose. The first two drawings were four minute poses, and the third one was a five minute pose. These were all done in pen.