Week 1.
Here I am, back at it again, even after contemplating pulling out of art school all together (not sure where that came from, started to feel a little unenthusiastic after a unfortunate set back in my life during my holidays). I have managed to pick myself back up, and I think concentrating on school projects has actually done me the world of good – as all along I knew it would.
Last semester of 2009 results for General Drawing 1:2 and Life Drawing 1:2 weren’t too bad, could have been better (they always could), but I was expecting them to drop from a little from first term. I managed a distinction for General Drawing, almost, almost a higher distinction, so close, and a Credit for Life Drawing, again, right on the cusp of a distinction – makes you want to go back again just to drag it over the line. BUT I’M HAPPY – I got a lot out of both the classes, especially selfconfidence, I’m happy with that.
This year I have picked up painting (hell, I know I am not a painter, I don’t have any idea why I have decided to do it, BUT I HAVE – now all I have to do is drag myself and my poor family through moaning misery for 12 months (they’ll cope, they’ll have to).
My second subject, SCULPTURE…yay, except the first term sculpting lecturer has undergone surgery and has taken time off – we are now starting with term 2 first – bllllllllaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh means I have to try and find my creative gland, probably finding it won’t be the problem, it’s trying to learn how to turn it on that may cause some complications ;) I wonder if there is some Neurosurgery that could help me out with it (I know I needed it for General Drawing 1:2).
Typically me, I decided to try and teach myself to paint before I was taught to pain, if nothing else it has been good to get the feel of a paintbrush in my hand. So just briefly this is what I got up to during my holidays, along with some rough charcoal drawings, to work out some future projects.
I have left both of these unfinished until I know a little more about painting.
Unfortunately I was otherwise occupied on Day 1 of sculpture, I soon caught up on homework. We were instructed to make a paper cutout of a table and chair arrangement with a narrative using an A4 piece of photocopy paper. We were not allowed to detach any piece of the paper, the paper had to stay as a whole sheet, so if we unfolded the cutout it should still resemble a complete A4 Size paper. No glue, tape, staples etc were to be used. Fiddly but was achievable. In class today, we were to use the same technique, but create a stack of childrens bedroom items, as if a child was making a stack to climb up to reach something at a height. Again, the A4 piece of paper was to remain as an A4 sheet if it was folded back... Here is what I came up with.
TV dinner (there is a plate, knife and fork on the table)
STACK OF CHILDRENS BEDROOM ITEMS - A little hard to tell, but there is a box, chair, books, table etc.
Day 1 - Painting
Maybe this isn't the best piece to put up, but will be good to follow my progress over the time, even if it means displaying my miserable failures to the world - not really, I'm sure I won't fail, I can't, not possible, why would I...hehehehe hmmm possible I guess ;)
This piece was drawn up and painted all within 20 minutes, which for me I think is pretty good - at this stage it almost takes me 20 minutes to mix the paint. I at least came out of the class feeling like I hadn't been left behind - as an absolute non painter, this felt GOOD.
