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Since I'm the guy who started this post, I thought I'd put in another couple of cents worth.
I agree with almost everything said here, especially that we should all work from life when possible.
To that end, I have begun going to my local library (we live in a wee town in OK) where I con nice little lkids (from age 10 and up) to sit for me for a few minutes. I do a quick "life" sketch of them, and give them the sketch when I'm finished. I've had mom's with kids in tow waiting for me on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons when I get there.
I will also do parents of the children if they will sit for me.
The point is, I have found a way to satisfy my need and desire to work from life a couple of times a week, and, as a result, when I find a cute or interesting head, I snap a picture of him or her, and turn it into a little 12X16 oil sketch which is hung is the library. I call the series "library kids."
But back to the original thought behind this thread, it has been great reading all the different ways poeple find to get from this point (sketch/photo/whatever) to the canvas.
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