gestural figures

Last week in my watercolor classes I taught my students how to draw and paint gestural figures. Here's a few photos of their studies! 

I project photos of people on the wall, for my students to use as references. Here, my reference is Susan Kideo -- one of my students in my workshop in Provence. Below is my demo painting of her. 

This photo is from last week's plein air event in Chadds Ford. I was painting out on the Brandywine Battlefield with my good friends Yvonne Mucci and George Gallatig when the event photographer, Fred Weyman, stopped by and shot this photo.