I had a long think about gesture drawing yesterday, what the point was, and whether or not I need to practice in 30 and 60 seconds.
Marc's youtube version of the video doesn't even mention 30 and 60 seconds and I feel does a much better job of helping me understand what the point of the gesture drawings is. TO OBSERVE and to build a visual library. I need to learn which lines to place, which at this point in my journey means I need to take my time doing them.
As an introvert, I do my best when operating from my para-sympathetic nervous system, so I need to be peaceful and slow to observe and draw. The timer helps me not to overdraw or spend time erasing but I chose to do a 2-minute, then 5-minute. Anything less puts me in a state of stress that is very unhelpful.
Here's what I managed. Still hate it, but it's doable on a daily basis. Until I get a breakthrough, I will be researching gesture drawings obsessively.