I’ve used Jay’s real name as he’ not shy. See Instagram #jay_life_model
He’s tall and poetic in demeanor.

Skellington, Mark, Jay the Model and David.
Again just a pencil (a HB this time) and some choice on what to draw. I’ve taken out the easel he’s leaning on, the windows etc.There is only so much time, plus your brain will imagine the rest of Mr. Skellington, it doesn’t have to be drawn.

Jay the Model (detail)

Early studies of Jay and Skellington

Torso and Jay the model
This was an experiment with charcoals of different consistency and a rubber. Some nice passages, though overall I’m not happy. I’m bored with thick black lines.
Your drawings have a beautiful energy, but I understand your boredom. I’m just discovering charcoal, as I’m fed up with pencil scribble, and want to push my own drawing skills. Are you sticking with the charcoal or going to try something else?
At the moment it’s oil paints and coloured pencils at home, acrylics, tester pots of emulsion, black wax pencil and conte pastel at the Mary Ward Centre sessions. Charcoal and a paintbrush might happen soon, but I’ll need some fixative…
Try inks and coloured pencils, different paper or wood. Or differnet lighting and subjects. The light is nice today…
It’s a balance of learning to see, draw, and play with me. I do love inks, though, especially with pencil.