Thoughts on life studies as a common subject throughout art. Looking at human bodies in art is also a way of looking at ourselves. I interpret the part in the study material (p 86) referring to art history and long traditions of depicting or representing the human head and form, as a challenge to draw […]
For this assignment I will show 2 A1 sized figure studies and a self-portrait. 1 Figure study using line – a seated model in an upright chair Quick drawing in the group in SA – on newsprint paper. During the life figure drawing sessions in Dubai the model held a piece of cloth in her […]
Exercise 1 Facial features “The face, for all of its animation, is a thin layer of soft tissue on top of a surface of inflexible bone. It is most technically accurate when it is depicted in terms of form.” Daniel Maidman. I think the face shows the unique in each human and also relates to […]
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PROJECT 4 Structure Exercise 1 The structure of the human body work in sketchbooks I looked at a a painting Picasso made in 1910 of Ambroise Vollard and a graphite drawing of the same person 5 years later. In the 1910 painting Picasso is immersed in his formulation of Cubism – seeking cones, spheres and […]
Thinking about describing form of the figure I look at ‘boxes’ in the body : head, rib cage and the pelvis. The head is a vertical square, the rib cage a vertical rectangular and the pelvis a horizontal rectangular. Robert Zeller, in The figurative artist’s handbook ( 2016) refers to “looking” for these boxes when […]
Project 2 Proportion Exercise 1 Quick studies with model in a comfortable position. During this drawing I found that I was using my fingers more than the charcoal – to correct and or soften lines – I would like to focus on taking longer before putting down a line. I also learned that […]
Project 5 The moving figure Below is a photo taken by Martine Franck – I love the movement and playfulness in this composition. Idea to focus on the motion and the shape of the movement and not detail Exercise 1 Single moving figure drawing moving figures is challenging – It feels that getting the […]
29 September 2018 The figure and the head The challenge is again to put aside what we know and what we think we know as this can blind us to what we really see. I believe that drawing with a life model gives the artist the opportunity to broaden perceptual skills. There is the […]