Blogging for the sake of art

Although I was groggy when I woke up this AM, I was psyched about my 9am figure drawing class. I was additionally psyched that two others close to me would be there.

I rolled out of bed. Grabbed my black work pants with a mustard green paint stain on the front hip pocket. Threw on a couple of art ready stained t-shirts. Wiped my face clean with a face cloth . Pulled my hair up into a clip that has bold black silk flowers on either side (Hiding my bed head). A sprits of rose water spray ( to hide any bo).

I was ready to roll, and just needed a bit of brain jump-start juice (aka coffee). Piled into my car and I was off.

When I got to the class space downtown, I wasn't quite sure where to go. Ah ha.. I'll follow that guy with a huge portfolio under his am. I found the space upstairs with paper covering the little square port-hole window and thought "ok, keep calm. there might be a naked model on the other side". I creeped open the door and, yup, naked dude on the other side. My friends and I all got there at the same time, and piled into the room like we knew what we were doing.

Once in the sacred art space I immediately noticed the sizzling coffee on the 'jump-start juice' alter. Oh, and the obvious nude model where the spot light lives. We met our guide EDNA DAPO (http://ednadapo.com/). She greeted us with a bright smile and direct instruction with a quick tour of the space and materials. We all jumped right in and started our quick charcoal gesture drawings. There were some pros at work already cozy with the space and materials in use. things like oil paints, pastels, and colored chalks. The ding if the timer went off. The Model changed his pose and 'DING' we all began to play!

Pretty much I love quickly flowing through a sketch. When I see a smooth winding mark on the paper it's like butter. It's like a dance, or visual flow that when summed up makes a whole idea, and every line plays a part. Like notes in a song.

Next thing I know it's time for a break! Edna who has been sharing wonderful stories, ideas, and direction. Opens up the gallery space for viewing. We all got a peek at the wonderful artwork in the "Arte de Latino" show. I was in awe and inspired by the artistry and craftsmanship of some of the pieces.

Break over! Stories continued, and the model began posing for a longer timespans. Like hard-core 20 minute yoga poses.

All together the morning was lots of fun. Its always better with friends, and I'm excited for next week!