Bottom Line Group

I gave in to the monster Friday (who is apparently called Teddy).  I stayed at the "Bottom Line" group for 6.5 hours.  After drawing for 5 hours I was ready to leave.  Unfortunately it was so packed I couldn't get out even if I wanted to.   (And I did.)  I sat and continued to draw the same pose multiple times for the remaining hour.  Normally I'd concentrate on just one drawing for that hour and a half, but I was as done as dinner and could only do quick sketches.

There were some artists who came in late and ended up drawing the backs of other artists, not having a view of the model at all. 

It started off well, but by the end I was scribbling and unable to get anything lined up correctly.  Had I been thinking I would have just went for something abstract, but maybe next time.  Or not.  I don't think I want to do a double session like that again.  Not with 35 other artists physically packed into such a small space.  My poor friend next to me kept bumping me.  Easels were in danger of toppling when knocked with a leg stretch and I put my high boot heel into somebody's coffee mug.

Teddy is elated and like a drug addict, only satisfied for a short time.  Already this morning he's screaming for more.

BTW.......I got in trouble AGAIN for swearing on the blog.  I pointed out that I didn't actually swear.  What I wrote was "f***ing".  This, I explained, stood for "fudging" monster.  I was then asked why I didn't just write fudging.  I replied that I was using it in a way that was to imply a curse so I wrote it with stars.  Fudging monster is not a swear.  Parents are such hard work.