A.
graphite, ink, and oil pastel
8.625" x 11.75" (21.9 cm x 29.8 cm)

It would have been interesting to see where this drawing would have gone, given more time. It would have had more colour and more contrast, although, in the end, it might not have been any better a drawing.

This pose reminded the artists present of Manet's Olympia, a painting whose disregard of convention caused a sensation in the Paris Salon of 1865. Rather than draw directly in front of the model as Manet, I chose, for no good reason, to draw from the side.

For comparison, Manet'sOlympia is posted below.