{"id":15310,"date":"2013-11-27T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hame.ink\/hameblog\/2013\/11\/27\/yes-theres-a-penis\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T07:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:50:12","slug":"yes-theres-a-penis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hame.ink\/blether\/2013\/11\/27\/yes-theres-a-penis\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, there\u2019s a penis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to my life drawing class last night, even though there were all kinds of things I felt like I should be doing at home before I leave for two months. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The other people who run and attend the class are really lovely, although sometimes I don’t have the energy at the end of the day to be social, and feel like the words coming out of my mouth are just weirdness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Despite this, I went last night and I’m glad I did. The model was a repeat, because there are only so many people in this little town willing to get their kit off in front of a room full of people. And I do struggle with the longer poses, because I draw quickly; I don’t know how to do more than what I naturally do. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And, yes, I’ve been meaning to try out different materials. Every week I’ve brought in pastels, but I don’t know what to do with them. Drawing with those big smudgy things would not be expressive for me; I have a way of expressing myself I really like, so last night I let myself go with that and I drew in my own way:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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During the long timed drawings, I took the opportunity to draw poses just out of my head, because I found that staring at a real person gave me a sense of how things connected and where the weight was — which I suppose is ultimately the point of going to a life drawing class. The cartoon figures turned out to be my favourites, though.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

My big temptation is to draw the other people in the class. And I actually wish we could do some sessions with the models having their clothes on — not because I’m prudish, but because I like the folds and details of clothing, and, really, how many times am I going to be called upon to draw somebody in the altogether?<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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