Dramatic Figure Gesture

Here’s another sketch from my local life drawing sessions. I visit these almost every week, but I fell behind posting them. These two figures probably took me about 15 minutes each. The first figure gesture is very dramatic. It looks as if the figure has been performing on stage. The second one is in a more relaxed, classical pose. If I were to turn these into a final artwork, I’d work on symmetry and roundness of the shapes. I think there’s a little too much of both. Overall, it’s a great dramatic figure gesture! I used charcoal on newsprint paper.

2021