Anatomy Workshop

Knee studies in sequence

Knee sequence studies My fascination of all joints was focused on the knee today.  In a way it's a very simple joint: it is essentially one big hinge, like that on a door that can only swing one way open and shut.   Yet it also allows for rotation medially and laterally when the [...]

By | 2018-10-20T01:07:22+00:00 October 20th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Drawing|0 Comments

Arms and Forelimbs, Human, Polar bear & Seal

I just spent Saturday morning studying the Extensor muscles of the human forearm.  It is truly fascinating to see how all the muscles that extend both the hand at the wrist and the fingers originate on the bony prominence of the humerus called the Lateral Epicondyle.   In a similar way, all the flexors originate on [...]

By | 2018-08-04T21:37:09+00:00 August 4th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Animal Studies, Drawing|0 Comments

Life and Anatomical Studies today

An excellent day today.  I got my favorite model in for a few hours for some arm studies. Followed up with another visit to the  Gross Human Anatomy Labs at the University of Guelph thanks to some very talented and eager students who meet there every week for drawing.   9B Pencil on Paper [...]

By | 2018-08-04T21:38:46+00:00 August 3rd, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Drawing, Figure Studies|0 Comments