This is a little insight on what it’s been like as an art student doing life-studies at home. As you may know life drawing is image-making from the human figure in-person drawing form the slight movements of the human body as it says still – something that you and only do from life. So trying to do this from life when you’re stuck at home leave you with the following options, do still lifes, self-portraits from a mirror or you could abduct someone! In my case, I have my fiance, Jonathan, who I abducted a while ago.
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston. 
© 2020 Dottie-May Aston.
For one of first classes at home, I decided to follow Jonathan about and draw him, He was very patient with me, I don’t think I quite made the 6 hours. But, I spent a long time on them, playing about with what to leave out. Not having a fixed time for each pose made me lose track of time.
This a long pose, I’m not sure exactly how long I spent on this painting as I had to set the pose up witch took a long time, I also had to have breaks, but I started at 9;00 and ended at 6;00. So me and Jonathan ended up quite tired!
I miss the life class, I hope it will be up and running next term! Do try to stay safe and happy, Dot.
Dottie-may Aston 
3 replies on “Life Studies at Home”
[…] After an emotional weekend I decided to to help Dot with her life drawing module by being a model for her. I dedicated the whole day to her requirements which involved me laying in bed for about 6 hours without moving. Although the first few hours were pleasant and involved slipping in and out of sleep. Once the novelty of it all had worn off and I could no longer feel my extremities, the whole thing began to feel somewhat tiresome! I had a few breaks but despite being very comfortable in the beginning of the day, by the end I had become very sore indeed. I have modelled for Dot on a number of occasions but this day was probably the longest pose we’ve tried. We are both very happy with the resulting painting and I cannot believe how much her life drawing skills have improved over the last few months. My respect for life models has of course increase since this week! If you’re interested in reading about Dot’s life as a creator she has a blog too! – Dot’s Blog […]
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Wow, Dot, they are fantastic drawings of Jonathan. Well done! I’m really sorry that you haven’t been able to have your life classes as I know what a great opportunity it is to have a professional model. However. I think it is fantastic that you’ve done all those drawings that you may not have done otherwise. You’ve really captured the uniqueness, character and look of your finance! Excellent work 🙂
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Thank you! Yeah I did do a lot of paintings of Jonny last year but, it was nice to treat it as a proper exercise for class! haha I’m glad you think I’ve captured his serene beauty. 😉 x
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