Tuesday, August 23, 2016

If you stay in one place for 23 years, is it a time machine?


Tonight I went to a figure drawing group (on a Tuesday) and Pam Whidden was the model. She was old in 1992. The last time I drew her was in the living room of a house Maurie Manning was renting. I couldn't find a way into drawing her. I just did a hodge podge of methods for each 20 minute pose, Don't want to say anything more lest I be ungenerous to a woman who is a cornerstone of San Diego art.
I made an instagram, benjaminmontag.art, which I am populating with the nudes I have drawn in lieu of drawing anything original. Boobs and pee-pees made boring is the theme.

7 comments:

MrGoodson2 said...

Well, what can you say. Part time pole dancers would definitely be what I would want to see up there. That's what I liked about all the life drawing I did in Thousand Oaks. California Art Inst. Pam was nowhere to be found.

MrGoodson2 said...

Good drawing of Pam. I recognized her.

Tom Moon said...

In all these years I have never seen Pam in person, just heard about her. I don't belong to Instagram - not sure how to access your drawings via "benjaminmontag.art"

BDMontag said...

I think this will do it Instagram member or not:
https://www.instagram.com/benjaminmontag.art/

I kind of wanted to put it up and not tell anyone and just put a few hashtags on and see what happens. I am telling you guys because this is an art thing. You are under no obligation to look or comment.

MrGoodson2 said...

Some great figure drawing there Ben. I need to do that at least once a month.

Tom Moon said...

I just now looked at your gallery Ben. Those are all really nice drawings!

Davis Chino said...

Ben! This is so good of Pam. I love her. She really took care of so much for us teachers down in S.D. Tho' we knew each other for years, I never really moved in her direct orbit...but a lot of people I loved did.

Ellis, I won't countenance any disparaging remarks!

I'll have to check your Insty toute suite!