one model per class 
male or female 
mix them up 
short - tall -  thin - wide 
heavy - slight 
all sizes of height  weight 
shape 
... 
strip off clothes 
take a pose 
like this 
 an hour at a time 
... 
art students stand 
 their easels at hand 
 canvases  primed 
brushes in hand  
scratching - scraping 
mixing - wiping 
... 
the colour's not right  
mix  again 
pull out the shape 
with some intense colour 
- here - 
push in the shape  
with a little neutral colour 
- there - 
contrast  here 
harmonize  there 
flatten here 
bring it out there 
feel the form 
don't over do 
... 
class is over 
clean up - put away 
come back  
another day 
 
 

Keith O'Connor 
July 2001 
Ottawa 
www.tinmangallery.com