Lauren and Occasional Figure Drawing

Another session with Lauren at my Occasional Figure Drawing workgroup.

Lauren is the mover and shaker behind Tipsy Sketching in Canberra and a number of our new models in 2025 have come from Tipsy Sketching.

The ASOC Occasional Figure Drawing workgroup - to be known as "Open Studio: Figure" from term 1 2026 - offers participants the opportunity to sketch from very short (1 minute, 3 minute, 5 minute and 10 minute) poses, together with movement exercises involving the model being active during the pose, as well as a couple of longer poses (30 to 40 minutes).

Participation in the Open Studio: Figure group is open to any member of the Artists Society of Canberra.

We did many sketches during Lauren's latest session with us.

Lauren standing, by Stephen Clively, acrylic on watercolour paper, 2025.

A touch of the Henris, as Fred Dagg may have said, with this sketch.

Lauren with arms raised, by Stephen Clively, charcoal and conte crayon on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

Lauren lying prone, by Stephen Clively, acrylic on watercolour paper, 2025.

A nice run of sketches of Lauren standing - most of these were done from very short poses

Lauren standing I, by Stephen Clively, charcoal and white soft pastel on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

Lauren standing II, by Stephen Clively, charcoal and white soft pastel on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

Lauren seated, by Stephen Clively, charcoal, white soft pastel and conte crayon on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

Lauren from behind, by Stephen Clively, charcoal and white soft pastel on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

We did some great movement poses

Lauren multi poses I to III, by Stephen Clively, charcoal and conte crayon on cartridge paper, 59.4cm by 42cm, 2025.

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