figure studies

So for whatever reason, I haven't felt like drawing or updating this blog until today. I know this is a rare break, and necessary. But I'm back and feeling better. Figure drawing today was fun and got me back into the swing. I've been so focused on painting, that the beautiful line of a pencil was forgotten to me momentarily. I finally finished this mass undertaking today:

At 17" x 16", it is large, and painting with 22/0 brushes has not helped the speed AT ALL. It was fun though, and now, on to the next.