I've always liked the 1 minute pose. As well as the obvious bonus that... well... it only takes one sweet minute, I often find the result more interesting than a 20 minute pose that has been fussed over. There's just no time for the brain to intervene and ask the dreaded question "is this good?"- you have to ride the wave and ask questions after. Finding the painter Cecil Collins' ideas about drawing and spontaneity extremely rich: particularly the exercises drawing with both hands at the same time to short-circuit stale habitual mark-making and open up to life.
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