Figure Gesture Drawings

The idea of spontaneity and quickness can be captured in a gesture drawing.  Throughout the course, we have been exposed to drawings that require precision.  The beauty of gesture drawings is that precision is thrown out of the picture; and it is the picture's flaws that give it it's character, substance, and meaning, I think.  Moreover, through gesture drawings, and the absence of precision, we are able to exude the emotional aspect of a drawing.  Although precision is not required, we still have to take into consideration proportion.  To do this, we used a skeleton line to map out the figure.  From there, we were to fill in the proportions of the body with lines and bubbles. 
The five gesture drawings above are five of my favorites.  We were to use the pencil as our main medium, however, for one, I experimented with charcoal pastels.  Three of the five are stills of the video of the pilobolus dancers.  Two of which I used my sister and brother-in-law as models.  As I began to create more and more gesture drawings, I saw how elegant and beautiful the human body is.  You're more involved in the silhouette of the human body and capturing movement.  Also, because you are not focused on specific details, again, more emotion screams through the drawing.....