First time oil of figure drawing

Last week the weather was so bad, I missed one of our favorite models. But this week we had an excellent, new model and hoping he will return again soon!
I started out the night very apprehensive - I was out of my comfort zone and plunging into something I had not done before - oil painting with a live model. I've painted the figure in watercolor, pastel, oil stick, etc. but not with dollops of paint and medium before me, and a bristle brush in my hand. I've painted oils in the studio, even ultra-mini oils which are like playthings. I've painted en plein air (not too successfully very often) in oils, but not the figure in oil. So this first one seems rather tentative, making it look stiff and inaccurate, with a kind of dull sense of expression. - Not what I wanted! -How to move beyond this?

Drawing for 8/21/2012

We had a great model last night and for previous poses I did not do what I wanted to do. Admittedly, I have a mental block when it comes to standing poses - maybe it's harder for me to see, scale, and properly position them on the paper? I don't know - I know I just don't enjoy them. But give me a collapsed, foreshortened pose anytime! This one didn't start out great but ended up better - I think the "abstracted-ness" of it sparked something interesting.

8-14-2012 last pose

The last pose of the evening was another 25 minute, and how she holds her head so still is beyond me - she has powers of concentration and focus that amaze me. I love the colors on this one, but they definitely need development I think. I need to study for a bit before I decide what to do.

8-14-2012 longer poses

I need to look at this one too. This pose is 25 minutes, pastel on treated paper.

8-14-2012

Another 15 minute drawing. I started adding color, and I need to develop this farther, but I'm going to live with it awhile before I decide what to do.

8-14-2012 Drawing night

I'm going to publish these in the order they were done. This one is a 15 minute charcoal pencil drawing. This lady has a warm, comfortable, and dignified presence. And we love her!

7-31-12 part 2

Foreshortening anyone?