Uncomfortable Pose
pastel
45.7 x 22.9 cm (18" x 12")

The model felt that this pose wasn't too bad, while to me it looked uncomfortable. In any case she persevered and held the pose throughout the evening.

It was very cold in the studio last Thursday when this drawing was done. Another artist and myself were wearing toques and a couple of sweaters each. We kept asking the model if she was cold, and she kept telling us that she was fine. She did have a parabolic heater at her feet, but I couldn't see how she could not be cold. The artists offered to do the session with her clothed. She declined. In the end, the heat, like the pose, was the model's decision. Thank God for models.