At the beginning of the session we were shown slides of various artists who responded to the figure using a variety of line and discussed the works. Never having done any life drawing for over 25 years made for a daunting but lively workshop session. However the anticipation took over and I threw myself into the work enthusiastically. The focus was mark making and line. Continue reading Life Drawing 1: 6/2/15
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Session 3
‘Surrendering to creative discipline is neither simple nor straightforward. Understandings created by expressive exploration can be dynamically unsettling’ Bolton (2005: 49)
Within session 3 the focus was on the Artists’ studio, the surrounding environment and we were encouraged to respond to our environment using a variety of media and methods. Quick exploratory directional line which moved from one object to the other, leading the viewer into the scene was the focus but was not easily achievable. Continue reading Session 3
Developing Drawing, Painting and Printing
Session 1
Undertaking a ten week drawing, painting and printing course is a real challenge for me but one which I will rise to in order to engage in arts-practice led inquiry. The opportunity to work within an Artists’ Studio, Wasps Studios, Dalry, Edinburgh, alongside a practicing artist and other keen artists was one not to be missed. Continue reading Developing Drawing, Painting and Printing
Session 1 homework
This homework task was a continuation of techniques used within the first drawing session. Blind drawing, left handed drawing, continuous line, following the line across the page are methods employed to produce quite abstract, rather random drawings which aim to describe the line of the objects and their relationship to each other; no object should be seen in isolation but should work together as a group. These studies are A3 in size and may be further developed using printing and painting techniques.
Crouched figure drawing
Reflecting on my identity as an Artist and as a Teacher has proved a source of inspiration for my art inquiry and I have begun to explore the female form in crouched positions as if hiding, unsure, praying, protecting the face or hiding the identity. These works were approached using the methodology of blind drawing initially then slightly worked into to accentuate line and form. I was surprised at how I was able to capture the shape and form of the female body purely by focusing on the subject matter and not on the page. These A1 studies will form the basis of development/sketchbook work and will be further developed into either prints or paintings. Experimenting with the orientation of the page allows for a change in composition and can make the image look quite different, depending on which view the drawing is being looked at.
