After finishing all my days in art school, I found myself really missing drawing/ painting from the live model. The hand-to-eye coordination is an essential skill that must be kept up with as an artist, especially with complex subjects like the human figure. After doing some research to see what’s around me, I found The Ridgewood Art Institute located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. They offer Life model sessions (Without instruction) Monday Evenings, 7:30pm - 10:30pm. The model fee is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Here are some 5min, 10min, and 20 min examples done from life at their studio. The great Michelangelo once wrote in book his many sketchbooks: “there is no greater harm than that of time wasted. Draw Antonio, draw Anttonio, draw and do not waste time.”
I always thought his quotes were right on point! Another one to consider and probably one of my favorites: “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim to high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”
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