Drawing Practice – SEASIDE ILLUSTRATION

Visual Diary – Maidens Fair, Silks Bedecked

Drawing practice with charcoal, graphite pencil, fountain pen, ballpoint

Visual Diary – Hairstyles

This felt like a very important drawing. I felt like my hand and my brain were having a conversation again, and that something new is born, and I like it. Something is changing. Some understanding of planes on the face, specifically the eyes and bridge of the nose, is maturing. Depth and volume on theContinue reading “Visual Diary – Hairstyles”

Visual Diary – It’d Really Mess with my Image.

I struggle terribly with nausea. Every day I have to play the “will I be sick in public” game, which is really not fun. I’m never sick, but this is of little comfort to me in the moment. I’ve promised myself twenty pounds from my savings if I’m ever really sick, which, again, is littleContinue reading “Visual Diary – It’d Really Mess with my Image.”

Lo-Fi Printmaking: Monoprints

Below, in no particular order, are the drawing exercises we completed (blind drawing and partial peek drawing) and the monoprints that were inspired by the lines and shapes within them.

Drawing Workshop – Groups

Absolutely amazing drawing workshop today. You can track so clearly how my eyes and hands warm up. Really interesting talk from Jeremy about how figures can be tied together, made to sing and work together. Similar objects of attention, similar lighting, interacting poses, creating this sense of oneness. I loosened up throughout the session andContinue reading “Drawing Workshop – Groups”