BODIES

My employer, Firstborn, organized a company trip to the BODIES exhibition at the South Street Seaport in NYC. I'd been before, about two years ago, so I knew what to expect and came with sketchbook and drawing materials in hand. Or, well, I *thought* I knew what to expect. I forgot or didn't realize that there were no seats anywhere near interesting views of the exhibits, so I had to prop my large, heavy sketchbook up on my left arm. Eventually my arm cramped, and that was the end of my drawing session. Oh, well. Thought I'd share some drawings, invite some crit. Click on images for full-size. I like drawing in pen. Even though it's "dangerous" in that every mark is effectively permanent, I find it freeing. I've drawn with pens since I was a child, so over the years I've learned to work mistakes back into the drawing, which has freed me from fear of making mistakes. I got really sketchy on the hand in the foreground, which is funny because it ends up being the focal point of the drawing. My left arm locked up while I was drawing the torso here. I pushed through it to draw the arms and hands and the ball, but the pain became unbearable when I tried to move to the legs. Disappointing. This is actually the final exhibit, placed adjacent to the table and chairs for filling and signing the Guest Book. I took a chair and sat down to draw, but I was out of the zone... there are proportion flaws that I just didn't feel invested enough to correct, so I quit without even attempting to draw the head.