Life Drawing - Final Week Semester 1

Homework - Charcoal, Conte and Pastel on Mid Tone Grey Conson Paper.

Last piece of homework for Semester 1 - onions, sound exciting doesn't it? ;) The onions to the right are tonal, so drawn up finding the tones in Conte first then adding pastels, one to the right is General Colours to specific with no undertone. You are right Yve, there is no gloss to them, but I am going to set them up again, and re-evaluate and FIX them.... thinking I need to be even more observant than I think I am already being...hmm take it to the next level ;) I will post another photo when I finish them, see if I can come up with a difference.


Model Annie - Final stage (unfinish unfortunately), Charcoal, Conte & Pastel on Midtone Grey Canson Paper 75 x 55cm.

Like the final piece for General Drawing, this was just as pleasing to accomplish. We drew this as a whole first, worked out which part of the drawing we wanted to blow up then went on our way drawing it up on Grey Canson Paper. I can see how much I have achieve with my pastels now, looking back on the first life drawing of Ken (model) in pastel, where I had no idea about what I was doing. Another few hours on this piece and I would have been really satisfied.

I am really comfortable with my life drawing, where before I was really wondering what an earth I was doing in this class. I felt I was way over my head and everyone was way way more advanced at this than I was... I have learnt not to worry about it so much and do it for me...and it's working and I think my drawings are now working for me.

Time for the semester break now... off to Hobart for a couple of days at the end of the week. Unfortunately will be missing out on the Mid year school ball :( very say. Hope you all have a great time and make me really envious for missing it.

See you all next term.

Oh and thanks Yve, I started out with fumbly fingers, but you managed to help me pick them up and actually do something with them. Have fun looking through my work for assessment, I had a little giggle looking back, but please don't laugh too hard ;)

General Drawing - Final week of Semester 1.

Homework - Still Life Set Up, Charcoal & Pastel on Mid Tone Grey Canson Paper 75 x 55cm.

Unlike the school studio work I got very frustrated with this piece, why do I feel I have to try and challenge myself each week! Everything went really well until I started the detail on the white t-towel. I was very very happy with the "EMPTY" bottle of wine (maybe that's why I had so much trouble with the towel, the bottle became mysteriously empty ;) ) I got a good response from Trena, other than "again", my edges are too crisp in places where they probably shouldn't be - but that's good criticism and I WILL learn from it….and it will be something I am becoming more and more conscious of. All in all I am really happy with the composition I chose for the last piece of the semester.



Still life set up - Charcoal & Pastel on Mid Tone Grey Canson Paper 75 x 55cm. Yaaahooo... Final stage of week III, but unfortunately a little unfinished and even worse as I was putting my portfolio in the car, the rain fell off the back door and of cause the only place it could dribble was through the handle hole, straight through the top of the drawing, through the neck and across the yellow triangle.

I feel happy with how this piece went, it was satisfying and rewarding, and not at any stage did I feel anywhat frustrated. I felt this was a good end to the semester...

Semester 1, General Drawing has been really really satisfying, I have learnt so much this semester, and as I heard someone else saying in the class, there hasn't been one session where I have walked away and thought I hadn’t learnt anything new. Remember everyone, on day 1 drawing boxes hmmmmmmmmm. Every session has been an absolute blast – thank you Trena for all your time and patience, I have enjoyed every moment of it.

JOINT WEEKEND EFFORT

Joint effort - Charlie Feargus Spencer Hamilton / Lisa Hall.... our weekend indoors - Charlie did the fabulous acrylic painting and I did the charcoal drawing over the top....now it takes pride of place over our lounge mantel place. Charlie is so proud of it, and so he should be, would not look the same without his contribution.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

GENERAL DRAWING.

Tuesday we started on a Tonal Realism drawing in Pastels - loved it. Can't wait to continue, hate having to wait a week when I get into something - I guess the suspense makes it all that much greater. I'll keep you updated from week to week.

For home work we have to do at least 3 pieces of fruit in the same media and same technique. Still have loads of work to do on it, which I should probably be doing now while little Charlie is having a nap. I am tempted to do another now I have played with the pastels a little more, and really not sure about the choice of table cloth I placed the fruit on. It was really great trying to get the colours to match and look life like. I (ssshhhhh) lashed out and decided to buy a red Schmincke pastel (just to see what the difference would be like between that and Rembrant), no comparison, WHAT a gorgeous stick to use - I WANT MORE, shame about the cost - Mark work harder ;) Can't wait to get the red into the dressing gown in the studio piece. mmmmmmmm

LIFE DRAWING

Oh hell PASTELS - life drawing homework, was this a challenge or what. Skin TONE, much much harder than I could have every imagined. I have never done anything with colour before. I felt that I turned a reasonably good black and white into a complete disaster - not only that, I have my nose stuck up in the air (due to looking in a mirror while drawing myself) and look like a complete stuck up twat (giggle) ;)

Let you in on a little secret - I actually did three, and non are any better then the other.

Can't believe it's only a few weeks and we will be at the end of term 1.....I have had so much fun, I so glad I picked ACSA as the School of Art to study.

Subject last week was light source - unfortunately I never seem to get a subject finished in class (slow), although there is so much you can get done in 3 hours. Once we turned on the "light" so to speak it was incredible how all our drawings came to life.
Home I went to start the process over again - and this was the outcome. The only comment I got for Trena was the shade behind the light on the wall was probably not dark enough, so all in all I think the drawing went pretty well.

I feel I am getting better at 'squint, squint, squint', and again, observation. When I look back at day one I can really see how far I really have grown and the confidence I have built.

LIFE DRAWING

Woo Hooo...... here it is...a little colour added in pastels. SOOOOOO much fun, yes a little of a disaster, but I really enjoyed playing with colour. We have been working on these pieces for the past three weeks, today was the first day of colour, unfortunately didn't get to finish them, but playing with colour was fun. I'm sure the day will come when it will actually look like the model.

Hatching is just not my thing......

TUESDAY AGAIN...YAAAAY

GENERAL DRAWING -- Ahhhhhhhh ink., hell, has this been a challenge or what! At least I found out what media I don't enjoy, first "challenge" was ink and brush, following week was ink, pen and hatching - I did so many of these at home just trying to get ONE drawing suitable to display at school - finally, FINALLY I managed something just suitable.....



Today we focused on light source - as you can see from the gorgeous mannequin.









As I normally do when I am not satisfied with what hear in class when we discuss our homework, I come home to prove to myself that I CAN DO IT, I CAN ACHIEVE WHAT IS EXPECTED OUT OF THE CLASS..... So here is my second try and drawing shiny objects - hmmm or is my 3rd, 4th or 5th try ;)