Well in Drawing Studio... we draw.... a lot! We've worked with materials from charcoal to ink to conte crayon to graphite to acrylic paint. For the first half of the semester we began most of our studies with impossible still-lifes that just kept getting bigger and bigger. The second half consisted of figure drawing. So naked people for 3 hours a day, twice a week. I gotta say though, people are way more fun to draw than any still life.
Before entering Drawing Studio I honestly thought that there was really only one way to draw. But that's not exactly true. I used to and still on occasions concentrate heavily on one area when I draw and then move to the next area. But I get bad grades when I do that... At VCU they prefer to "Build up the forms" for two reasons: 1) supposedly better technique and 2) no matter what time you have to stop that drawing will always look some what complete because it's all equally developed.
This is one of my works. For about 3 weeks we drew skeletons everyday. Imagine walking in with 3 skeletons and 2 addition skulls dressed and set up like a Mexican Day-of-the-Dead fiesta; it's rather intimidating at 8:45 in the morning.
3 comments:
This class was like hell. But you're stuff was always extremely good! (Bastard) You and your shadings. Mmm mm mm.
Sorry about the car ride thing!! If we could go back I'd give you rides after class, haha.
I drew the exact same still life! same thing! was this Anthony's class, or he just left the still life there for your class?
aaah..by the way...I hate skeletons and fabric! and that's what we drew for weeeeeks!
love the colors/contrasts in your drawing!
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