To follow up on yesterday’s posting on memory drawings, I am posting two drawings I did in 2003.  They were done on successive days.  To put into context, I had been doing “memory” drawings immediately after my morning exercise on the beach.  I happened to encounter this woman doing her exercise two days in a row.

What I see when I look at drawing v1 is a stiff, labored drawing.  I did not quite get the movement and the perspective is off.  On the plus side, I did it from memory.  And, I can identify with the day when the body feels stiff and uncooperative when I’m out doing my morning exercise.

The second drawing is more confident.  The body seems to move  naturally.  The woman’s expression helps give a positive feel.  The action of the hands and feet work a little bit better.  I see a woman out for a walk; her body is relaxed, in rhythm and she is enjoying herself.

Difference between day one and day two:  ME!  I asked better questions and saw more in the brief encounter with this woman on the beach.

Both drawings were done in roughly 20 minutes or so.  Drawing right after breakfast has become part of my daily habit and routine.  I do about 20 minutes…because that’s as long as I can sit on the hard breakfast stool.

I would be interested to know what your experiences are.