June 9, 2023 -- Portrait

They started a portrait session on Friday nights for free, but the artists had to give their drawings to the sitter. The model gets no money, but is paid in portrait drawings. This was the second session, again at Art Buddies in Albuquerque:

• Apparently this Portrait Drawing group was inspired by the -- The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists

The model surrounded by all the drawings she received

PRINTS

I drew on expanded PVC foam to make a print.  First with a pencil to get the sketch, and then with a pen to gouge into the foam:

OTHER DRAWING GROUPS

In addition to this new Friday Night portrait drawing group (6:30 - 9:30 PM), there are a lot of other drawing sessions in Albuquerque.  We are pretty spoiled right now:

• New Mexico Art League  -- 3409 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE
• The Art Buddies Studio  (Lomas at Carlisle)
• The Artist Studio -- 8200 A&B Menaul Blvd. NE
• Z-Lounge -- 3711 Central Ave NE  (not all Wednesdays --enter through the lobby at Hotel Zazz)
• North 4th Art Center -- 4904 Fourth Street NW
• Edith Bunker Studio -- 5445 Edith Blvd. NE Suite I  (not meeting in June 2023)

• Also not mentioned in the drawing group at the Harwood Art Center, on Tuesday nights, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, 1114 Seventh St. NW

• Plus The Garden off Edith has life drawing on Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:30 PM -- 521 Central Ave Ne

• THE PAPER lists some of the Albuquerque Art Events