Something New! Pose of the Week

I thought I'd give myself a little challenge and (hopefully) give some insight into poses/anatomy. Now, I'm no professional when it comes to these things- in fact, these are my weaknesses! But I feel that by drawing a new pose every week on here will help me break the flat dimensions I tend to get stuck in and give me regular practice. And who knows, maybe you'll learn something too!

 For this week I wanted to start with a contained pose, but also a little dynamic to keep the eye interested. And because I can't afford a real, breathing model, I used my pose-able mannequin for reference.

Body language is sooo important when you are trying to communicate a feeling or mood. That's why I thought it'd be nice to specify the emotion. Of course, you could say it's a slew of other moods too, and that's alright. You can alter the pose just a fraction and change the 'feeling' into something else completely.