LIFE DRAWING

We have been working on the one figure for the last two weeks, fortunately for me I am feeling a little more confident with what I am doing, if anything I am probably still a little precious with the amount of tone I put one - I get a little frustrated with myself at times that I just don't get in there and DO IT.., let loose so to speak ;) Next week we are adding our first play with colour - I am really looking foward to that, hopefully if it isn't a total disaster I can post it for all to see.

Homework this week was (you guessed it) self portrait... ahhhhh never done one before. Do I really look like that!

GENERAL DRAWING

First week back after a break and we were straight into tone, exploring light and looking through water.

Picture 1. School Work
Picture 2. Home Work (Found this exercise, really rewarding and really really enjoyable).

GENERAL DRAWING

Getting GD up to date -



Here we are looking at tonal drawing, after all this squinting I am so going to need some botox -



This is what I managed in class, and as usual I am always more determined to get it better once I get home. This time I think I managed it better in class this week.

GENERAL DRAWING

Time to get General Drawing up to date....

MARKS BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK....

After having Nell (my baby Sister) and her son Max staying with us for a couple of days, celebrating Max's birthday and then a sudden (unfortunate and sad) trip to Hobart and celebrating Nells Birthday while we were there - we came home to celebrate Marks Birthday..... I don't think I have seen Charlie that excited before. After so many birthdays in such a small span of time, he seemed to have caught on to what happens - you know, presi's, candles and cake. Charlie could not wait to give Mark his presents - unfortunately I think he still has some years to understand the whole idea of wrapping up the presents is so they are a surprise when you open them.... he was quite happy to let Mark know what was inside each present before Mark had a chance to open them....

We had a great night of sushi and fantastic Chocolate cake - which seemed to also keep Charlie up most the night.

Life Drawing

No guessing who's ugly mug this is!

Part of homework has consisted on hands, feet, ears, nose, mouth and eyes............along with tone, tone, and tone.
I am randomly putting photos of my schoolwork up, so hope you can all keep up.....

I must admit, it has been quite good fun looking back through all the past drawings, and how far I feel I have come. It is nice to feel that each day I AM actually learning and feel that I am actually getting somewhere. Wont be long ;) instead of having my work on plinths in Galleries I might actually be able to have things hanging (who would have thought).... ;)


A little of my own creativity on a beautiful sunny Adelaide weekend, I think the couple of glasses of Chardy I consumed at the same time may have helped a little.


FOR ALL ART LOVERS - I lashed out on a fantastic art book the other day, oops, yes Mark gulped when he saw the credit card details - 'Vitamin D - New Perspectives in Drawing' well worth tracking it down in the Library if nothing else.

An effort at drawing Charlie in graphite...hmmm, I think I need a little more time and guidance before I tackle someone so close to me again...talk about frustrating.

Art School - LIFE DRAWING Y1, T1

Now, I thought the world was ending with General Drawing in the first couple of weeks, should have seen me after Life drawing (just to get you all up to date, I do General Drawing on a Tuesday AM, and Life Drawing in the PM - now you can understand when I say, "I have drawing nightmares on Tuesday nights;)" ).

MMMMM my very first drawing - ahhhh I still have nightmares about that day, I just wanted to crumble. For goodness sake, they are only curves, how hard can it be - after all I seem to do ok in clay. Hopefully that first picture will never go anyfurther than, that day, Yve (my teacher) and I. I think I am still traumatised by it - can't see myself recovering any times soon.

Since that first day I have been drawing like crazy at home.... I would like to be able to say, I think I am annoying the hell out of Mark, asking him to model for me constantly, but silently, I think he really enjoys it.....gives him the opportunity to sit for hours, and usually with a book or a glass of wine, and saying that there was actually a glass of wine in his left hand, - FEED HIM GOOD WINE....anything to get him to sit.

As frustrated as I seem to get at times with life drawing I actually really enjoy it, especially when we get to work on a project for a full session, or even better over several sessions. At the moment I find it a little difficult to turn off the structural aspect of Lisa when it comes to paper and sharp pointy objects, ie. charcoal, graphite or pen - and move with cures, soft lines and GENTLE SHADING........a l l i n g o o d t i m e!

As you can see we are gradually moving into some shading, looking for tones, light and contrast - keeps the brain active....I'm sure.

Art School

I thought I might following in the footsteps of a couple of my class mates and start "publishing" some of my school work on my blog - so to all my Family and Friends that have been asking to see what I have been up to all year..... here is the start of many many more to come.









From the beginning Year 1, Term 1.....General Drawing.
Unfortunately the first few weeks are still firmly impregnated in my memory, nights of coming home, head in hands and wondering what the HELL I had done going to Art School...and that's not to mention the hours of struggling with drawing tiny boxes ;). I am now just thankful for the encouraging words from home and the cute little smiles and "you doing homework mummy" from my 2 year old son Charlie. Now, honestly, Art School is the best move I have made in years, ITS GREAT, why didn't I do is sooner... oh that's right, years of traveling across Australasia with a Medical Registrar ;)

As the weeks have passed I have settled in to my new life as an arty farty art student. Some days I find myself sitting in the quadrangle in ore of other students and teachers, listening to their stories about their journeys, adventures and projects around the art world. Mmmmm so much to learn, so far to go, and I'm looking forward to every moment of it.

As you see from the pictures our class has progressed from "tiny boxes", line drawing - learning to position, grid, observation and measure, to light and casting shadows.

Art

Last 12 months proved to by extremely busy, fitting in Sculpting for my first exhibition in Hobart along with a 1 year old child and trying to make the most of his midday naps...

After months and months of hiding myself away out in the workshop the day finally came when all my sculptures were boxed and sent on their final journey to 'The Key Australia Gallery' IXL building in Hobart.....the journey was great, and I enjoyed every moment of it, I just cant wait to be able to do it all again.

A sample of some of my works for the exhibition - fortunately majority of them
are now proudly placed in peoples homes and work places all over Australia - what an awesome feeling :)

When life was simple......Isi, Lisa and Parley

...or so it seems when you look back at life.

We have since settled in Adelaide, after spending the last 7 years (feels longer) traveling from Tasmania, Victoria, WA, New Zealand and now SA... it is nice to feel we can finally call somewhere home as a family - two dogs (Isi and Parley), Charlie (our 2 1/2 year old), Mark and I.

Mark is finding home at the QEH ;) and I have started a Degree in Visual Arts at Adelaide Central School of Arts in Norwood, and must add absolutely loving it. Charlie seems very at home with his two days a week in Child Care, and quietly I am enjoying the two days totally to myself - drawing, sculpting, relaxing and pampering myself......hmmmmm roll on Tuesday :)