'"Änatomy of a Drawing"'

Sharpened my pencils, graphite in hand, a three-minute pose. She's precariously positioned, the clock is ticking. At the top of the body, my pencil is racing, tracing the contours - head, hair - remember, look side to side - shoulders, near - far, torso, check the arms, in, out, indicate where, get back there later, right leg, bended knee, damn, left leg is foreshortened. Quick, make your mark, get the feet in. Okay, 30 seconds left - shade the left side, rub it in. Finished.