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11x14 Pastel Study from Life

I am leaning toward figurative work outside of life drawing. The image above is a 30 minute portrait from life. I began by drawing the skeleton in garish, inaccurate colors. These colors are still semi visible in the pit of the neck and the breast plate. I am enjoying the subtlety of these structural marks in contrast with the delicate handling of complex color in the skin. I would like to further these observations in nude (or nearly nude) studies from life.