Speed competition at the convention

The Speed competition is a blast. It is as much fun being a model

as it is being one of the artists.

They go in 5 minute heats of 10 artists.

You have to draw the head... no happy faces...

You draw as many people as you can in the 5 minutes.

When you finish one person you yell next the model

jumps up and the next model sits down.

They take the fastest of each heat for the finals.

the top 3 winners if I remember correctly

19 - 20 - 21 drawings.

the 2 photos above show how the the artists are arranged

and how the models sit.

Every year some one comes up with a way to

speed up their drawing time.

Above Etsuko from Japan had finger brushes

on 3 fingers and one on her thumb.

She did not win but next year you will probably

see a few more try it.

Or there will be some other create idea.

Here I am with Etsuko at the banquet.

We worked together when I was invited to work

in Japan for the Hoshinoko company back in 2000.

Next week I will start posting some of the work

that was on the walls.