lewis art club
Posted: Saturday, 24 November 2007 |
it鈥檚 the last Saturday of the month again ~ is it really December next Saturday???
we had a workshop with a local artist this afternoon and it was great, I really enjoyed it, Simon brought a model so we could do quick (10-15 minuet) sketches, to make it different we were to use only black and white gouache and/or black ink and so paint our quick sketches, for me this was different and I didn鈥檛 manage all the sketches but several members of the group were almost completing paintings, we did 5 altogether and I dumped 3 of mine but feel I can show 2 of them,
This was the first one I did and I felt good about it as a first, no feet,
however the second one was hopeless but the third was much better, still no feet,
we then had a tea break and then my next 2 were hopeless again, the thing about sketching in ink or paint is you can鈥檛 go over mistakes or rub them out so they show even when you correct the line, hence 2 lines for the lower edge of the jumper!
Simon then wanted us to try something he 鈥渉ad never tried before鈥 his words, we painted a sheet of paper completely with black gouache or ink then with white gouache we had to paint in the negative spaces, this means you have to look and think quite differently, mine was not very good but I am showing it for 2 reasons,
1) so you can see what we were doing,
2) because the model has FEET鈥︹ah,
isn鈥檛 it weird that when I did the negative space I made the figure much smaller and got her feet in, the first time a tutor managed to show me I could draw was the first tutor who told me about negative spaces and she suggested I try to draw them and I would be less distracted by detail, I think I must try to give myself some exercises to do drawing the negative space,
we had a workshop with a local artist this afternoon and it was great, I really enjoyed it, Simon brought a model so we could do quick (10-15 minuet) sketches, to make it different we were to use only black and white gouache and/or black ink and so paint our quick sketches, for me this was different and I didn鈥檛 manage all the sketches but several members of the group were almost completing paintings, we did 5 altogether and I dumped 3 of mine but feel I can show 2 of them,
This was the first one I did and I felt good about it as a first, no feet,
however the second one was hopeless but the third was much better, still no feet,
we then had a tea break and then my next 2 were hopeless again, the thing about sketching in ink or paint is you can鈥檛 go over mistakes or rub them out so they show even when you correct the line, hence 2 lines for the lower edge of the jumper!
Simon then wanted us to try something he 鈥渉ad never tried before鈥 his words, we painted a sheet of paper completely with black gouache or ink then with white gouache we had to paint in the negative spaces, this means you have to look and think quite differently, mine was not very good but I am showing it for 2 reasons,
1) so you can see what we were doing,
2) because the model has FEET鈥︹ah,
isn鈥檛 it weird that when I did the negative space I made the figure much smaller and got her feet in, the first time a tutor managed to show me I could draw was the first tutor who told me about negative spaces and she suggested I try to draw them and I would be less distracted by detail, I think I must try to give myself some exercises to do drawing the negative space,
Comments
Bottom drawing.: good to see the model has feet, including a boot on the left foot, but why does s/he have only a sock on the right, and why is the foot all shrivelled up? Just asking .... [I certainly could not do any better!!]. I must admit to liking top drawing best of all.
mjc from NM,USA
Great quick-sketching! I love it cause it makes you forget your brain. You did so well, I especially love the last shadow figure/negative space. Great drawings. Andrea
Andrea from Paris, France
Hello Island Threads. Am I your "Acutely Imposter Commenter"? (See "Changes") I really do live on Tiree. First time I'd commented (and managed to add my comment to the wrong date!) - in answer - my answer anyway - to why more people don't blog, although have been reading on and off for a while. I especially like your blog because it's textiles. And your drawings. Especially the negative space one - looks like she might jump down off the fence at any minute. I'm not v.good at drawing - usually not much more than diagrams/construction notes on bits of paper - or collage if I absolutely have to show someone an idea before I've made it - but I bought myself a sketchbook in oban last week and have vowed to use it! I love your blog but I don't think I'm ready to do one yet.
edie from Tiree
Frances, your sketches look great. I almost always draw the negative space 脗鈥 especially when the subject is complicated. You are very brave to forgo pencil and eraser!
Conni Jenkins from NJ
These sketches are wonderful - give me the ones without the feet anytime! Seriously, the first two capture a lot and each of them tells a story.
Rayna Gillman from NJ, USA
Hi Frances Brilliant sketches ! Neg space is so hard to work with ! im only just starting to stop being so negative.. ok scared, of negative space, but then i do fine it easier to be comfortable with neg spacce than i do with confronting white. Anyhoo, must go pack, hopefully, lots of tree sketching next week !! Angela
Angela from Where its wet & windy
I like the middle one, feet or no, she looks really rooted to the ground. It's so easy to draw people who mysteriously levitate.
Flying Cat from grounded
Oh wow thanks so much everyone for this wonderful encouragement,
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