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Drawing inspiration

I’m constantly pleasantly surprised, most everytime I start to draw, I find something beautiful that I didn’t notice before. For example, some girls look great from a distance, but up close, they get worse, other times, like the night before last I was drawing a gorgeous girl from Lithuania, when I drew her up close I notice how soft and round her features were with strong round high cheek bones. And the most seductive eyes, with sharp angles and the way her dark hair hung over the other eye, wonderful!! I went to life drawing last night and didn’t think much of the model at first glance, I’ve drawn her so many times before, sometimes with good results (some framed and sold) other times with miserable reults. Probably down to my mood while drawing. Last night my drawings weren’t so good, but I noticed so many incredible shapes and details in front of me, that I left feeling tired but in a blissful state of mind. I can’t remember ever being so happy. The way the female body flows, the light was just right and I could see the box like shape of the pelvis trasitioning into the egg like shape of the rib cage etc… So many complex shapes that all blend together like water. I will spend the rest of my days trying to capture the beauty and complexity of the human body. I left drawing, hopped on my bike and zipped home. I had every intention of finishing making clay, complex recipe, add water and work it with your hands. At my door, with key in hand, I hear, “hey Shawn” and it’s Drew and his girl Michelle. He’s a Brit. who works as a guard at the U.S. embassy down the street. I have a coffee with them and it’s a pub that doesn’t discriminate against dogs, and they had their English setter there, who is a perpetual puppy. I forgot his name, I call him Magnet, because if a girl has any heart at all, he is irresistable. If anyone doesn’t smile looking at this dog, they have something seriously wrong with them. Anyway, sitting there having a nice chat and Bjørn and Therese come by and she says there is some event around the corner and we go over there. She created a party-happening, whatever you want to call it for her teacher. It was fun, balloons, big poster of “Jimmy” the teacher, everyone had Jimmy buttons and he had no idea, he came in and was blown away. It was fun, met a girl who volunteered to model, she is an artist and will see how realiable she is or if she is all talk. I am working constantly, every moment while my eyes are open and probably while dreaming. Unfortunatley I’ve met too many that are all talk and then wimp out. Some people like to talk, others like to do. The ones that talk should not waste the time of the men of action It’s simply not nice or some could consider it rude. She helped me finish making clay, smalll job 5 minutes to finish, and a promising sign, shall see. That was kind. Today, back to making clay preparing for half life size sculpture and life size sculpture and 2 models, Margrethe and Julia. Finish the bust and find a good pose for a figure with Julia.