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It is funny.
I do know what you mean, I spent over 10 years asking everyone I knew if there were an open studio ANYWHERE in town or nearby. I finally joined the Phoenix Art Museum and saw a four week figure semi-supervised opportunity. I was in heaven. On the last week, I got gutsy enough to ask the model where any place in Scottsdale would have models. It turns out the school is 12 blocks from my house and none of my friends had ever heard of it.
Now, five years down, it is funny to hear everyone trying to find live models. I am so spoiled. I average 3 faces, sometimes just nudes, but the opportunity to be in four studios a week. My newest growth is mixing photos and posed models. I find some guilt in using photos. I have only worked on commission from my own pictures, but there is some sort of "this is too easy" feeling that I get when I can sit with the photo and not fight the model. I am working for a happy medium.
What is the appropriate time and schedule for the artist and client to spend together? How long should I paint from life and how much from photo?
I would really appreciate your stories.
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