Head

Having got over the frustration I felt at my last life drawing class I started to review the way for for my life drawing and have identified a problem I have with heads - I just don't draw them big enough. Having identified this I have then set about correct this problem with differing levels of success but I feel I am starting to show some progress. This has raised another interesting question - just how life like do want my drawings to be? By this I don't mean out of proportion but rather whether I want to record every sinew and tendon or rather take a more relaxed attitude to such details preferring to concentrate on the overall effect. I have no answer to this question but it is an interesting one to ponder.

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Frustration

This was the third drawing I made at my life drawing class - hence the no. 3 and it was created from a sense of deep frustration. I don't know why but I started the session with no real energy and this was revealed in the drawings No. 1 & 2. By the time I got to number 3 I was so frustrated that I just had to let it out and this is the result. I actually find the drawing very interesting and have started to think I should let my frustrations out more often...maybe maybe not.

The whole life drawing process has developed my artistic skills greatly, this is in part a reaction to the need to create a better drawing than the last one and also the competitive nature of a class environment. No matter how much you might try not to you always take a peak at the other members work and this makes you want to improve - well it does me but I am not sure if that is the case with other people.

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Nude man

Tomorrow I am attending a life drawing workshop and so I thought I should do some prep so I have spent part of the day sketching nude men and women - quite an interesting experience - let's hope tomorrows workshop is.

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Portrait Course

Well I'm truly knackered. Five and half hours of none stop drawing has taken it's toll. I have spent the morning and part of the afternoon at a Portrait & Drawing workshop at the the Richard Attenborough centre. It was a really encouraging day which culminated in this pastel drawing. As usual the photograph is different to the real thing but it still reflects what I produced. today. I'll go to bed tonight a very tired but happy chappy

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