hi, my name is krista and i like to do drawrings

a friend from work invited me out to do some figure drawing tonight, and i had a blast!

back in the day, well, 3 years ago in college, anyway, i used to sneak into the art school students’ figure drawing sessions and pretend i was one of them, otherwise they wouldn’t let me in. at first it was kind of weird drawing naked people that i didn’t know, but i soon got comfortable with it and learned to love the activity. so i was more than happy at the chance to get back into it. i’ve posted a couple of my sketches below.

the session and location were awesome. dr. sketchy’s anti art school is hands down one of the most unique and fun things i’ve done since i moved to the emerald city. it’s held at a bar (already cooler than actual school) and the models are -drum-roll please- burlesque dancers! with costumes and their own mixed tape soundtracks of 80’s songs. totally laid back, tasteful, and just an all around good time. ooh… door prizes, too.

it’s so exhilarating to find a skill i hadn’t nurtured for awhile. good for the soul…

it’s pronounced “bon eevair…”

remember that one line that zach braff’s character says to what’s her face’s character in garden state when he hands her his headphones with the shins’ song, new slang, playing?

“you gotta hear this one song. it’ll change your life, i swear.”

well kids, call me sappy, but i think i had one of those moments last week while hearing this band for the first time.

I’m pretty sure this might be one of -if not THE- favorite album this year… of mine. (that was probably implied, no?)