The passage of time whilst inevitable, is also an amazing thing, it softens all kinds of blows, fades enthusiasm for foolhardy ideas and makes crappy drawings look not quite so crappy.
In our first drawing lesson Glen dragged a table into the middle of the room, positioned it on its side and instructed us to draw the rotten thing.
This is my drawing.
Once we had drawn the table to the best of our abilities we turned our easels towards the centre of the circle and checked out each others drawing. I enjoy crit sessions as I am my own harshest critic anyway and I like hearing other peoples ideas about my work as it often spins me off onto a tangent.
We were all mostly silent on this occassion and Glen congratulated us on fulfilling the brief, which was to use all the paper and to fit the table onto the page.
Glen explained about optical illusions and handed us all a short length of dowel and showed us how to use the stick to capture the angles and lines of the table.
Using the stick as a drawing aid, this is my table from my second lesson.
My angles are much better. Glen showed us how to use the stick to measure proportion but I wasn’t able to concentrate on two things at once and only just managed to work out the angles. There was a lot to take in in one three hour lesson but I am really confident that I can learn to draw.
The most important thing that I have found, is that I actually want to practice what I have learned so far.
Yay!
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That’s quite a difference between the first and second drawing. Well done!
Wow, I’m very impressed. I’m not sure I could have taken in any of what he said and as Beet said, that is quite an improvement between the two pictures.
Well done you.
Well me being me like the first one but I like quirky. I do get it though that technically the second is the best. This is really brave stuff. I actually think you are a whole lot better than you think. With confidence I think your new studio will include an easel too perhaps…..
Ah, I liked the PERSPECTIVE in the first better though yes, the second is the better/more accurate drawing. 🙂
Well done Kim ! looks like a table to me and I didn’t even have to squint !
Yaaay! Tables!
I agree that there is a considerable difference (not to say the first is bad, just that there is a very different form to the second one that is more tangibly a table).
Obviously the silence means everyone is as nervous about their efforts as you are 🙂
Your first table has a broken lower right leg. Someone kicked the life right out of that sucker.
On the second table, you’ve repaired the leg, well done!
Hi well done. That is so difficult! Reminds me that I did have a wonderful lesson or two at school on street perspective & I thought it was the most exciting amazing thing that I’ve ever learnt. Thanks Sister Jean!