Transfer Time and an Award

I haven't posted since I started the school year, because most of my work has been on my Dante Bargue and during a Saturday figure drawing class-long pose.  All my work is in progress, thus, I have nothing to blog about.  I do have a few things to post today, however.

First, I have been working on Dante since the Spring.  I had been determining shapes and recreating them to a degree between ARA Spring and Fall sessions, but I needed the advice of an instructor to check areas and push me on my way.  Wednesday night Bargue class at ARA began on September 12, and we have a new instructor, Christina Mastrangelo .  She is fantastic.  I knew the first day that she would be insightful, and, four weeks later, with her critiques, I am able to transfer onto good paper.

Now the fun will begin!  I am terrible at rendering.  I hope the darks don't drive me through Hell!

I also attended QAA drop in this last Tuesday.  It was the first time in weeks I have been able to drop in on account of the fact that my teaching job has consumed any and all of my leisure time.  I am delighted that I went, because I learned that I won 3rd place at Quincy Art Fest on a drawing I was about to throw away.  Back in January I worked with a reed pen and Sumi ink on quick 5 minute sketches.  George, a fellow artist, retrieved this drawing from the trash, and threw some watercolor paint on it.  We won third!  The original can be found here (the middle drawing).  The following is the one with color:

Here is my hour drawing from Tuesday: