Reminds me of Don Quixote

I did this study yesterday; conte on newsprint as usual.  I have to admit I was disappointed by my handling of the armpit of the raised arm, but when I was finished, it reminded me of Don Quixote.

Ever since reading Cervantes' work, I've wanted to do a series on the story.

Along with work on armpits, I need to make him older and scrawnier. Perhaps I'll just call this young Quixote.

Arm Studies

In preparation for a new Master Class at my studio I  had  my favorite model Ed Cz in for two days of what I call blowing the dust out of the elbows.  Here's one of the the many arm studies I did getting ready.

conte pencil on newsprint.