I modeled last night for the wonderful St Paul Old Town Artists group. It was a hot night (91F), and a small group (just 5 in attendance), but the art was fantastic, and the artists friendly and interesting as always. The 2-hour session started with three 3-minute poses, followed by a single pose held the rest of the night, in 22-minute intervals, with 8-minute breaks.

I used a rope, looped around one leg of the model stand, for the first 3-minute pose, leaning back and pulling hard, then did two more 3-minute poses (one crouching, one standing and twisting, aiming my imaginary bow and arrow at some imaginary target beneath me), before switching to the long pose. The long pose was the most relaxing I’ve ever done, seated in a cushy chair, one foot on a step stool:

Despite the heat (no direct AC in the studio), thanks to a powerful fan I was likely the most comfortable person in the room.

We ended at 9 and walked out together into a still warm but really pleasant night. It was a relaxing evening (for me, anyway) spent with some friendly and talented artists.

The two poses below are from the previous time I modeled for Old Town. I didn’t post them then as I had no blog, but they’re so good I decided I should post them now:

And another artist’s rendering of the same pose from that session: