I returned to life drawing last night but it was a struggle. My main focus was trying not to pass out in the 100 degree heat. It felt like in my two weeks away I forgot how to draw altogether and I also had the added frustration of trying out a new type of paper. For the last pose of the night the model surrendered to the exhaustion of the heat, taking a pose I totally related to, and I took out my last piece of newsprint. It was when these things came together that I finally drew an image I was happy with. For this reason there will continue to be a drought of drawings until I can get back there next week with new paper and a bottle of ice water and try again.
