(日本語は上に）
I joined another croquis session on January 21st. As always, 6 poses x 20 minutes.
Well, back in December 2017, I asked the organizer why we, the painters, usually have a model that is a slim woman in her 20s / 30s. Now, the organizer of the session has proved its sincerity, for which I’m very thankful — on Jan. 21, we had a model who seemed to be in her early 40s.
You know, many painters hope to draw bodies of many different kinds, from slim, young ones to chubby older ones. Still, many painting model agencies have mostly female models in their 20s. (Why!?) One result of this is that, while I have drawn more than 50 models of many different nationalities in all so far, most of them are women in their 20s. Until January 21st, I had never drawn anyone above 40 years in age! (Model agencies should know better —)
Now, I found this 40+ model very helpful. The slack in her tummy suggested she had a childbirth. This I could confirm, when I saw her tits — some deformities in them suggested she gave a lot of breastfeeding to her baby.
I drew her with a lot of respect to that. A mom is great! Art model agencies should learn that many artists share my respect to moms.
20-min croquis
Chalk on paper
Not for sale — just a croquis
20-minute croquis Moms are great!
