tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37533026203853271152024-02-19T04:40:20.417-08:00Johna CostenaroLife Drawing Blog!Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-27018295335934063262011-05-16T12:30:00.000-07:002011-05-16T12:31:01.493-07:00Final!<style>
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<b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626060826117/">Long Poses</a></b><br />
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This has been a definitely different semester than last when I took life drawing. I feel that this semester was a lot more relaxed and that I produced better work than before. It was really nice to have options in class and decide what I wanted to work on while still working with the class; this is also the reason i have more photos than required in my sets. This semester I wanted to focus more on portraiture since we didn’t get a chance to do that in our life drawing class last semester. I was a little nervous to work on portraits since I literally knew nothing about them and didn’t know any of the landmarks of the face. I worked independently while the rest of the class was doing long drawings and feel that I did a few good drawings a nice example of this would be <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5727053580">long pose 13</a>. </b>The eyes in this portrait were a little difficult since they were closed, I was also looking down at the model which was a weird angle to be at, but overall I was fairly happy with the outcome of it since I didn't have much direction with it. During the last week or so of the semester Amy went over the parts of the face, which helped put everything together and the different structures made more sense. I feel that the best portrait I did was<b> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5727064690">long pose 21.</a></b> I feel that there is a close likeness to the model and that I did well using contour lines to show the different parts of the face; I especially like how I handled the nose. Compared to last semester this class went a lot smoother, mainly because it was a refresher course. I'm really anxious to use the knowledge I've gained in other mediums. I'll be going to London this summer and will be studying painting and drawing and am hoping to use the figure in a lot of my work. I'm hoping that my understanding of the body and ability to sketch it quickly (thank goodness for all those gestures!) will help me realistically portray people. I still feel like I have a lot of work to do and a lot I need to continue practicing, but overall I'm happy with my progress. I think some of my strengths are drawing with my whole shoulder and trying to show movement within the figure. I think that my hair in my <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5727067870">self portrait</a> </b>is a good example of this. Some of my weaknesses are drawing too quickly and trying to overcome what my mind is telling me and just to draw what I see. It has been a great semester; I've learned so much this year! It's been a great experience, thanks Amy!<br />
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</div>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-57701497776137902842011-05-05T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:14:08.628-07:00ridiculousness.... if thats a word..Eitherway, it's the only word that I can come up with to describe my schedule lately. I have been cramming stuff in left and right, the true definition of "multi-tasking" comes out in me when I'm stressed and have a million things to do. Lately I've been working on a huge case study for a psychological research method's class i'm taking for grad school credits. It's kicking my butt, I wont lie. It's of course right after life drawing so I always feel like I'm rushing out of class to book it up to Harvey on time. Regardless, I'm very close to finishing my study, had a brief presentation on results today and then a full presentation of the study on Tuesday. I can only imagine what my facial expressions must look like while I stand up there and talk about a study I really didn't like. I'm so glad we're going over parts of the face in class, I thinking it's the most interesting thing we've learned thus far. You can read people so well just from their facial expressions alone. My ultimate goal when drawing the models is to get a close resemblance. The first portrait I did of our male model is probably my favorite so far, I feel that it's pretty accurate and at least somewhat recognizable. I had a little bit of a harder time with the female model because I was at a weird perspective and her head kept moving. I had the most issues with the nose and just couldn't seem to get it right. Overall I'm happy with the line quality and how the hair turned out. Today we did a full body drawing and once again I was at a weird angle, but it was a good challenge for me. I was a little bit unfocused because I was nervous about presenting my study results, but I think it turned out alright in general.<br />
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Tuesday we worked on the skull. I LOVE working on the skull. It's slightly irritating because it's basically one big optical illusion. It's difficult to get the placement of landmarks and remember that the cranium is actually 2/3 of the skull, thats HUGE. I've been dabbling with some portraits and studies of skulls from previous classes, but it was nice to have a refresher and everyone focusing on the same thing. I'm always impressed by my classmates drawings and feel like I can learn a lot from my peers. <br />
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OH, and totally unrelated to ANYTHING... my squirrel friend came for a visit the other day :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina5gArFpzOAZKeSEn2_FlJrAvV803YlS8M0V-zBCuoS0wcd5DLFsR5qyfS7hJF2Zx0G9OjhXa68nwk-sDQ1SpDlwV4qXLaG4bELVzxjZtQ7z1QqPZX9v5QiAxwTMw59w_aweP060M94g/s1600/IMG_1648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina5gArFpzOAZKeSEn2_FlJrAvV803YlS8M0V-zBCuoS0wcd5DLFsR5qyfS7hJF2Zx0G9OjhXa68nwk-sDQ1SpDlwV4qXLaG4bELVzxjZtQ7z1QqPZX9v5QiAxwTMw59w_aweP060M94g/s400/IMG_1648.JPG" width="400" /></a>It has been so gorgeous out this week that I have literally put off homework to go outside and play volleyball 24/7. I think that's why I'm a little bit depressed today, it's slightly cold/windy and cloudy outside and I heard it was going to snow tomorrow. Definitely puts a kink in things. This week was a full week, which was nice, but it was also difficult because as I stated above.. I wanted to be outside the entire class period. We continued to work on shoulders on Tuesday and Thursday was all about hands. Although difficult and sometimes frustrating I really like working on hands. I also liked how Amy ran class today. It was laid back and we could each work at our own pace, but knew that we had to get at least two drawings done. One drawing from the skeleton and one from the model. Being a ridiculously fast drawer I whipped through those, so I dabbled a little bit on trying to map out actual little bones. Overall I felt relaxed and productive, which is a nice change of pace from being stressed and overbooked. I feel like my drawings turned out better because of this.Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-65220804556665750682011-04-07T13:54:00.000-07:002011-04-17T11:11:40.254-07:00lacking concentration...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQOTrxhExxBpPqSSsHr9FT6hjHCTP_dOMhQ4hgjHd310Hfh18uLMmsYy3G8mRqJgC_0nOlrgUbvBkU7CJZzU3nWdjNtd9pAKqkaqU2UbN5W7qrKc1CsE97CYpQT7yTWZPsEZlN0cpW7c/s1600/IMG_1639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQOTrxhExxBpPqSSsHr9FT6hjHCTP_dOMhQ4hgjHd310Hfh18uLMmsYy3G8mRqJgC_0nOlrgUbvBkU7CJZzU3nWdjNtd9pAKqkaqU2UbN5W7qrKc1CsE97CYpQT7yTWZPsEZlN0cpW7c/s640/IMG_1639.JPG" width="412" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTrYdLlV-pt4h85HM1ZjMOedqvHF1xz9zIjjhr16RjIAc-3RkI_DHHpOzHd5FwRUl9VL6rwCi-Kc6frvtAJoCKlr6QoOMU9MMTHuc3iiocfX3Ox8KIjDoWRY9VOBIMaRdRtXOaX22mOA/s1600/IMG_1644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTrYdLlV-pt4h85HM1ZjMOedqvHF1xz9zIjjhr16RjIAc-3RkI_DHHpOzHd5FwRUl9VL6rwCi-Kc6frvtAJoCKlr6QoOMU9MMTHuc3iiocfX3Ox8KIjDoWRY9VOBIMaRdRtXOaX22mOA/s640/IMG_1644.JPG" width="358" /></a></div>I wont lie, I would probably be more productive if I was out laying in a field somewhere doing nothing rather than sitting inside classrooms all day while it's GORGEOUS outside. This week was a half week, Tuesday was advisement day so we didn't have class. Thursday was pretty relaxed, we worked on some gestures then did an hour pose focusing on the torso, shoulder girdle, and arm. I, once again, sat in a spot where I had a goofy perspective. This is good because it tests my ability and makes me work on something that I hate, but it also frustrates me to no end. I was actually flipping through my drawings and was feeling pretty good about my progression. Granted, I was looking through some drawings that I did last semester, but I can definitely see increased understanding just within my gesture drawings. I'm really eager to keep working on my skills and possibly branch out more. Once I feel fully comfortable with proper proportion I would like to start abstracting my drawings a bit more. I would also like to start working with india ink again. WARNING: bragging is about to happen :). I had actually posted some of my work on facebook and someone saw it and put down an offer on the piece... over facebook. I was floored and very excited. It's hard to sell the piece because I reallllllly like it, but then again, I am going to London and am funding the trip myself.. so I need cash, ASAP. Buh-bye favorite ink drawing.Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-16705939024784940452011-03-31T15:57:00.000-07:002011-04-17T11:13:29.852-07:00every time I turn around...my "To-Do" list gets bigger!! tricky little devil, really. Lets see, this week was fairly normal for once. On Tuesday I had a typical "Johna needs to expand her artistic horizons, or at least pretend to" day. I had this thought about exploring personal perceptions of ones own body and how one might view something they cannot change such as their skeletal structure. I got this idea looking back through my photos of drawings from last semesters life drawing class and one of the first drawing of the skeleton I did was so disproportionate that it was almost interesting. Regardless of how incorrect it was I was intrigued and thought of how I could really mess with things. I began to sketch random bones/structures and connecting them with ligaments and tendons.. it didn't quite turn out how I wanted it, but it's a start. I'm just thankful Amy lets me explore things on my own while staying within the range of "life drawing".. which is a more difficult line teeter between than you'd think.<br />
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So, to make up for my artistic dabbling on Tuesday I hunkered down and worked with the class today, which was probably a good decision on my part since we ended up doing a two hour pose. I broke it up into two one hour poses and did one of the face/torso and then worked on a facial profile. I was looking at the model from kind of a weird angle so that was a bit of a struggle. I had a lot of difficulty with the arm and was hoping Amy would give me a couple pointers, but she never got around to me, which is okay. I honestly think it made me work a little harder to figure out how to truthfully represent what I was seeing. However, it still ended up a bit wonky looking.. and I was definitely too far away to really be focusing on the face, but I thought I would try anyways.. I think it's better than my first attempt.<br />
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meanwhile, back to class- Tuesday was challenging. After not really drawing for two weeks gesture drawings were a little tricky. It always amazes me how fast I forget things. We worked on a long pose after a good amount of gesture drawing and I seriously had to re proportion my drawing three times. Usually I can come somewhat close with only minor changes. During the last twenty minutes of the long pose I decided that I wanted to get a little more technical with this drawing and try to map out bone and muscle structure. Since it was a pretty simple pose I figured it wouldn't be that difficult-I was wrong. I had to reference our textbook a few times just to see where I was and if the muscles were lined up appropriately. I don't think it's quite right, but it's definitely something I want to work on. With that, this blog post is going to be a tad bit short because.. well.. we only had one day of class this week.<br />
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hope everyone had a nice week back!<br />
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With that, it's been a weird week. The class was working on manikins on Tuesday so I asked Amy for a sick day to take care of a sinus infection that I've been breeding for the last two weeks. Amy suggested going to health services and getting some antibiotics, so that's exactly what I did. Low and behold, she was right, within 24 hours I was 110% better.<br />
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Today is another exception, we're having another walk out in order to peacefully protest the issues that Wisconsin's Government is facing. I'm so furious that I don't even have words, which is probably a good thing since this is a life drawing blog and I shouldn't reflect my personal political opinions in here. However, this affects my life and I know myself well enough to say that what is affecting me will eventually show up in my artwork. So, there's my justification. <br />
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We were also working on the foot today which I'm feeling pretty okay about. I definitely want to get some drawing done during spring break though. Hope people are ready to be my models! (not nude of course, that could get a little awkward. yeah.) Amy also gave us our midterm grades. I like that she does this for two reasons-it lets me know where I stand and where I need to be by the end of the year. I'm a little bit frustrated with myself because I feel like I'm reverting back to old habits-Amy even pointed that out. Definitely a slap in the face, but it just goes to show that habits die hard. So I'm going to use Amy's suggestions as goals and I'm going to post them as a way of publicizing them and hopefully that will help me be a little bit more attentive to my weaknesses. <br />
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</div><div style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>things to work on:</b></span></div><div style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. greater line variation (seems like a no brainer huh?)</b></span></div><div style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Less outlines-especially in long poses (definitely)</b></span></div><div style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Continue working on the inside of the form (I think I'll ALWAYS be working on this)</b></span></div><br />
okay so-that's the plan. In the meantime I've been dabbling in some ink washes too. I have a lovely little picture to show you all, but my camera is currently charging so I'll definitely get back to you on that!<br />
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As promised! (two weeks later! sorry!)<br />
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I love this little ink wash and am so inspired by it, but have no idea why!<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really cant believe I'm already posting my midterm portfolio. In a way I was a little freaked out that I didn't have enough work, but after spreading it all out I think I'm making okay progress. I'm also in a little bit of a weird situation, stuck somewhere between life drawing and drawing three. It's working out okay though. There is definitely a sense of freedom that I get. I love life drawing and really want to spend more time doing it and understanding the human body, but at the same time I also like working on more conceptual pieces and dabbling in my own niches of creativity. I have noticed that my <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626186182378/">gestures</a></b> aren't as great as I wish they were. For some reason I really elongate the torso and consistently leave too much space between the ribcage and pelvis. Although it's good that I recognize that, I really need to pay more attention to it. I've also been really enjoying the extended gesture drawings (<b style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626186193290/">5-10 minutes</a></b>), I don't remember doing gesture drawings that long before, but I really like them and feel much less rushed and more relaxed with the extra time. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"> One of the things that I wanted to work on this semester was <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5493940182/in/set-72157626060826117/">portraiture</a></b>. I'm definitely still a little intimidated by it and feel very lost. I'm basically shooting in the dark and relying on what I know about drawing the body to make up the face. It's also a little difficult because lately our models have been moving a lot more than usual so their positions aren't very consistent. I actually have a model of my own lined up for next week and am planning on working on her portrait, but unfortunately I wont have that for this portfolio. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since I'm not working on a manikin I've been doing mostly sketches of the skeleton. I've also started to incorporate flesh/bone <b>(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5493345661/in/set-72157626060834805/">here is an example</a>)</b>. I'm not quite done with this portrait but it's going in a direction that I like thus far. Part of the difficulty of having some freedom this semester is that I'm almost over flowing with ideas and things I want to do and just don't have the time to complete them. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">I've also started to dabble in my investigations with tea again. I'm not done with these <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5493940112/in/set-72157626060834805/">drawings</a></b>, but I think they're a good base. I'm intending to do some staining/painting with tea and perhaps some ink washes. I started working on these after I had a little visitor on my window sill. I always keep my tea/coffee mugs that need to be washed on my window ledge, so it was almost an immediate connection for me. I realize that they're definitely not related to life drawing, but I couldn't resist.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/">Long Poses</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626186182378/">Gesture Drawings</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626186193290/">Five-Ten Minute Gestures</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626186190460/">Skeleton Drawings</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157626060834805/">Other</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/">main photostream</a></div>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-90919058916208009242011-02-27T10:05:00.000-08:002011-02-28T14:58:24.348-08:00Wow, midterm came fast!It feels like this semester is just flying by-which is good and bad. It's good because it means we're getting through the year, bad because I haven't even started to accomplish what I really want to this semester. I can definitely tell I'm starting to make progress on my drawings again, just seems much slower than last semester. I need to spend some time sitting down next week and going through all of my stuff, maybe i'll be more impressed with myself after I see everything laid out... then again, maybe not. I've been doing a lot more research and trying to compile styles that i'm interested in. Lately I've been really impressed with Gretchen Kelly's work. Let me introduce you to her:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara; font-size: 13pt;">Kelly is a figurative artist working out of New York, NY. She does daily figurative paintings of the human body. Her paintings are distinctive; gestural and vibrant. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara; font-size: 13pt;">Kelly paints from a model posing from one to forty-five minutes. She strives to exhibit the beauty of the human body within a single moment using gestures and color. She is a figurative painter and works quickly and definitively. She focuses on the present and what’s in front of her. She only goes back to add in the background of her pieces. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara; font-size: 13pt;">Kelly also dabbles in other depictions such as scenes of barns, fields, lakes, and mountain scapes. She also paints portraits, aquatic nudes, and small town scenery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9qJ_hPLe5nkq2eA6P_KpSUdoFDTJRoaj2_lE3nalcunP9wSjKdwYAPHZk98PDSZ6l17sRflJCBQW1-gLjWytkuv3QY6KJVkRbax75ifBcqNH2xdbViHZbgrYgzv0w3g2CkSy_D5dXok/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9qJ_hPLe5nkq2eA6P_KpSUdoFDTJRoaj2_lE3nalcunP9wSjKdwYAPHZk98PDSZ6l17sRflJCBQW1-gLjWytkuv3QY6KJVkRbax75ifBcqNH2xdbViHZbgrYgzv0w3g2CkSy_D5dXok/s400/index.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara; font-size: 15pt;">I was very drawn to Kelly’s figurative drawings and paintings. I especially admire her minute poses. Being in life drawing II right now, I can really appreciate her line quality and how she understands the human figure. Her gestural approach is refreshing and very energetic. I often get so stuck on my gestures being proportional that I often forget about the moment of the body. Even though all of Kelly’s models are posing you can “feel” the movement and stretching that the model is doing. I think a lot of the reason there is so much emotion in her paintings is because of the vibrant colors she uses. Her hues are eye catching and energetic. The wide haphazard brush strokes are gestural and add to the aesthetic of the poses. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara; font-size: 15pt;">Compared to my own work, Kelly’s is much more abstract and gestural. I would like to explore a more vibrant color palette after seeing her work. I would also like to focus on capturing the movement of the body. I know that I have the concept and understanding of the human structure and I think it would be interesting to step away from that. Kelly also works on a small scale, usually on 8x10” or 11x13” pieces of paper. I like this approach and often keep my work at a smaller scale. I feel that working small makes me appreciate the things that I create more. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-31999387273928389102011-02-17T10:36:00.000-08:002011-02-17T10:36:02.178-08:00Definitely a weird week...Well, class was canceled on Tuesday and although I went home with good intentions of doing some sketches and actually working on a drawing on my own... I didn't. Things just came up and I got distracted, which is totally the story of my life. Today we did a couple of gesture drawings which was nice to get warmed up and remember what we're supposed to be doing and then we were dismissed for the rally that is going on on campus. I definitely don't want to get into politics or my rage towards them, but it's such a hard line to draw and know where to stand. Part of me is just like.. eh, whatever is going to happen will.. and then I get upset with myself for having such a crappy passover kind of attitude. However, when I stand back and look at all of the educators that I have had in my academic career and look towards my future career in art education I really see validity in what we're standing up for. So with that, kill the bill.<br />
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okay, enough political activist stuff, back to drawing. I managed to remember my USB cable like I promised and so here are some pictures, they're from the past couple of weeks so I apologize about the randomness of them. I always like to keep updating my posts with pictures though, it's really interesting to look back through old posts to see how far you've progressed. Also-sometimes you create a drawing in class and think it's wonderful, then post a picture of it for all the internet world to see.. and suddenly it's not so great. It's definitely a great self assessment!<br />
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</tbody></table>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-15770415066608131012011-02-08T14:57:00.000-08:002011-02-08T14:57:32.867-08:00The deep freeze...I'm blaming the weather on my current mental blocks towards all school work. It's much too cold to actually be ambitious and get things done in a timely manner. Instead.. I think all students should take a hiatus, drink some coffee, and watch a good movie. On another note, I apologize for not posting any pictures of my own work. My camera works just fine, but for two weeks I've forgotten to grab my usb cable to actually put my pictures on my computer. So, one more week and I should actually have some work of my own up. Until then, bear with me and the inspiration images I keep digging up.<br />
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As we keep working on breaking down the body, I realize how important it is. Also, I've noticed that when i don't warm up, either from gesture drawings or doodling, I don't do as well. I tend not to pay as close attention to proportion or landmarks and my line quality is a less than desirable. Below is a great example of different ways to break up the body and to increase understanding. <br />
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I've also been trying to work in a more geometric manner, such as the middle figure on the last row of the picture. You would think that breaking things down into geometric shapes would be easy, but its very difficult to look at something that is round and full of dips and curves and change them into angles and planes. <br />
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I'm looking forward to continue working on drawing the body and understanding the structure of it. I'm also going to try to do more independent drawings and work in a more artistic manner. AND i'm going to remember my USB cable when I go home this weekend!Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-57360157987613816152011-02-08T14:20:00.000-08:002011-02-08T14:20:07.160-08:00plenty of ideas!As we're working on drawing from a model more I'm trying to find ways in which to push myself. I'm still remembering all of my skills from last semester, but I'm also trying to figure out ways that I can push myself a little more. For starters I think I'm going to work on a different style of gestures. I'm fairly comfortable with the structural style of gestures that Amy has taught us to do, but I'm considering doing more doing more figural gestures, much like the picture below:<br />
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I'm also getting used to drawing from a male model instead of a female model. Our model does a great job though and gives us some very intricate poses that are sometimes hard to approach. Learning how to break down the body definitely helps with those poses that are difficult to start. For some reason it always helps me to draw the models head and the angle of the chin. Although Amy has never taught us to do that, it's just something that helps me get started. <br />
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I'd also like to start working on the side with something less centered around long poses and instead possibly breaking up the body and incorporating it into different contexts. I've been looking at inspirational images from artists <a href="http://alteredbits.com/alicia-caudle-art.php">Alicia Claudle</a> and <a href="http://www.jothapa.com/nude_gestureink.htm">Joe Thapia</a>. Both are beautiful artists. I love Alicia's eclectic approach to her prints and how she incorporates other images with the body. Joe's images on the other hand are beautiful, light, and flowing. They use India ink and if you've been following my blog, or go back and creep, I'm fairly comfortable with India ink and like to work with it. Possibly using India ink or tea to define the body contours would be another approach for me to take. <br />
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</tbody></table>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-88861637016167775602011-01-28T07:33:00.000-08:002011-01-28T07:34:18.893-08:00back again!Well I'm happy to say that I'm back in life drawing again! This semester Amy is letting me take life drawing as a drawing III credit, thankfully, otherwise lord knows when I would have graduated! So anyways, a brief introduction for everyone!<br />
<ul><li>I'm a Senior</li>
<li>My major is Art Education- I'm minoring in psychology</li>
<li>I've worked for University Housing for three years and am currently a DSM in CKTO</li>
<li>I have a chicken pox scar on the tip of my nose</li>
<li>I work in a vintage clothing boutique</li>
<li>My parents own a restaurant</li>
<li>I love winter & snowboarding</li>
<li>I'm not a morning person</li>
<li>I go to the gym every night</li>
<li>I would be lost without my planner and cell phone...... and laptop.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, there me at 13,000 ft! yay! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Moving on, yesterday was the first day of class, it was a little rough. I havent drawn literally anything in over a month and didn't think I would be as rusty as I was, so my drawings were definitely less than spectacular. Since I've already taken lifedrawing I want to continue to improve my skills as well as incorporate more mediums/techniques into the drawings. Below are some ide<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">definitely more technical sort of drawing, but it would really test my knowledge of the muscles/bone structure and might be an interesting approach for me to take. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>So, once I get a little bit better I'll start trying to branch out a little bit. We'll see how things go, but in the meantime I'm looking forward to it!Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-27050095430623925112010-12-14T21:52:00.000-08:002010-12-20T18:12:25.506-08:00The last post? aka Final Portfolio!I never thought this day would come! Our final blog post! Dare I say it, I'm a little bummed out. However, I'll be in Amy's life drawing class again next semester, so I'm getting over it pretty fast. This semester went by so fast! As I worked through the class I never really felt like I was improving until the last couple of weeks. I've been reviewing my photos and progress and I admit that I'm a bit proud of myself. I've never really been all that great at drawing the human form but I think I'm finally starting to get an understanding of it. Even my gesture drawings have improved, one of my best is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5279067238/in/set-72157625264063986/">"final gesture 5".</a> I feel that is easily conveys what position the model was in and clearly shows the collar bones/shoulder girdle. My shells also improved. After a couple attempts I feel that I know have a quasi relationship with my shell and am starting to understand it's shape and how to translate that onto paper. I really Enjoyed working with the ink and felt very comfortable with it. Because of this I think that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5278972792/in/set-72157625264071308/">"final homework 3"</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5278365441/in/set-72157625264071308/">"final homework 4"</a> are stronger than my first two homework assignments. I really liked a lot of my long drawings, which made it difficult to choose just five (in fact, I think I may have added six). My favorite was my drawing of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5279115586/in/set-72157625139221665/">Turkey</a> from out trip from the Bell Museum. I thought that drawing outside of the classroom was a great experience that I don't get the chance to do very often. I also feel that although this drawing is just of a skeleton, there is a certain attitude to this Meleagris gallopavo. I spent a lot of time in the detail of mapping out the neck and head because I felt that it was the most interesting part of the animal. I also took the liberty to relax and take my time shading in the bones to make them as dimensional as I could. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264052978/">Charlie</a> (my manikin) also took form as I finished up the last of his muscles! he looks pretty good if I do say so myself. While making the manikins was difficult, time consuming, and frustrating it really did help me understand how complex our bodies are. <br />
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Tuesday was our last long pose day and the last day of class. Since it was freezing in our room our model got a little creative and had us draw gestures of her getting dressed. This was a challenging yet interesting task! The fabric complemented the body nicely and helped to accentuate her poses. She did a great job with it and definitely challenged us. After some gestures we did a long drawing with the model clothed. This was different and a little bit hard, although you wouldn't think it would be that much of a challenge. I feel that I could have done better on my long drawings but I was a little fidgety thinking about the rest of the things I have to do before finals are over. I ended up doing two drawings, one of the full body and then I tried my best to do a portrait drawing. It's a little off, but I've never been good at portraits. So in this light.. it's not THAT bad. Our model also said it was a beautiful drawing-which meant a lot coming from the person you're drawing.<br />
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Overall it's been a really great semester! Thank you for all of your patience and knowledge Amy! I'll see you next semester-I'm looking forward to it! <br />
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LINKS:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/?donelayout=1">Flickr main page</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625139221665/">Long Drawings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264063986/">Gestures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264071308/">Homework</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264052978/">Manikin</a><br />
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Thursday we worked on the skull. I'm a little frustrated that we're working on the skull last when I feel like it's the most intricate structure. I find it so interesting that each skull is unique and literally shapes our face. In my drawings I've notice that I've had a hard time making the size of the skull proportional to the rest of the body. I think understanding the structure will help me keep the skull more proportional. <br />
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Moving on, Amy gave us a break down of what we have left to do and it was a little overwhelming. I hate when that happens, just when I start to see the light at the end of the ridiculously long tunnel, a bus crashes. So, I'll be working on a lot of muscles for Charlie this weekend, along with another shell drawing, as well as some other joyful homework. I'm a little worried about next semester since I'm actually taking more credits than I did this semesters. However, my theory is that I have an online class and worse comes to worse, I'll do work for that on weekends. maybe. Next semester will be my last though and since I refuse to stay another semester after that I'm just going to push through it. I'm sure you'll hear alllllll about it since Amy is taking me on as sort of an independent study in her life drawing 1 class next semester. (yay for blogging!). <br />
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Just a quick update: today we did a long pose, which was kind of humorous. Our poor model must be so sick of is, we were a little particular getting her into a position that worked for everyone. I give up every time we take a break because no matter what it's never the same as before, but she does her best and I don't feel like being a pain over things being off by a couple centimeters.... although it really does make a difference. :( Heres the results from today's long drawing!<br />
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Between breaks we were able to pet a resident snake and a few turtles that live in the museum, very friendly little guys! It was nice to sit and relax for awhile and draw from non living things (they tend to be a little more patient). Overall it was a very fun trip, but I was definitely ready to get home for Thanksgiving break! Bring on the Turkey! I hope everyone had a safe drive home and has a good break!Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-25882346415952765892010-11-18T13:43:00.000-08:002010-11-18T13:44:23.563-08:00India Ink!<b> First off, let me mention that "Four Right Angles" is being showcased in the student gallery (AA 209) for the week and weekend. It showcases the work of Trey King, Chealsey Sword, Mallory Weir, and myself! It's such a relief to be done, I'm very proud of what we all accomplished!</b><br />
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Anyways, back to life drawing. We ended up not having class on Tuesday, which was a nice break and I used the time wisely to work like a mad woman on other projects that needed to be finished. Today we got to work with India ink, which I have a love/hate relationship with. First off, I was somewhat excited because ever since starting contour drawings I've had an itch to shade the forms in. India ink is definitely a way I can incorporate shading into my drawings. I've also had some practice with this medium since I just hung up my senior show (see pictures!!!). For my show I showcased an entire wall of tea portraits. I also included somewhat of a collage entitled "In this light" (pictures can be see at the end of the post) I roughly painted around 130 and close to 120 made it onto the wall. I'm very comfortable working with tea, but the permanence of the India ink somewhat intimidates me. I don't want to be a creature of comfort but I might start to include tea into the shading of the shells. There something very ethereal and calm about working with tea and I love the look of how it sits on paper. Amy also made it a point for the ink to act as another means for us to make our drawings look alive. So, that's about what's going on in life drawing this week, short and sweet since we only went to class once. However, next Tuesday we get to spend the day in the cities at the walker and the Bell museum. I love to draw bones, so I'm really excited to spend some time in the Bell just sitting and drawing. Meanwhile, I will be working like crazy to get as much homework done as possible so that Tuesday night after we get back I can get in my car and go home for Thanksgiving! I'm in dire need of a break from Stout and classes! <br />
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</div>This week is dragging by at a turtles pace! I keep hoping I wake up tomorrow and it's Christmas vacation. This week we only had one day of class because of mid program review, good luck to all of those going through that! I hated going through mid-program review, I was very disappointed that I had to supply a large amount of artwork when in reality, they only looked at 1/3 of it. Anyways, on Tuesday we went over the foot and did a long drawing of feet.<br />
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This was a little tricky when it came to dealing with foreshortening and being able to be detailed. Toes are a tad bit hard to see when you're standing a little ways from the model, that or I need new contacts. Before that we went over our homework which was our second contour drawing of our shells. I was a little dissappointed with my second drawing, but in general I'm just having a really hard time drawing my shell. I WISH there were spines or something interesting on it because I feel like it's so smooth that once I incorrectly place one line, the whole shell is off. It's frustrating because I actually take time and study the shell and do a couple sketches of it, which usually turn out better than my final drawing (see images).<br />
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</tbody></table>As a group we compared our second drawings to our first. My group said that the tail end of my shell was very nice and that I did a good job with line weight. However they said to try to push darkness more towards the front. They also said that this drawing looked more rushed and not as meticulous. As I stated I'm still having a really rough time with this shell and getting it just right. I wish I could have turned my sketch in! I'm not sure what happened when I went to draw that final one? The anxiety of drawing on expensive paper must have gotten to me.Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-86222631530998935722010-11-03T21:43:00.000-07:002010-11-09T16:20:39.736-08:00Ready for pumpkin pie and homemade cranberry sauce....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Oh my gosh, where do I even start? My senior show is in TWO weeks, and I have SO much to do! Between two studio classes, art history courses, and two classes that are requiring three separate case studies all due on the same day (you figure that one out.) I'm freaking out. This past Sunday I woke up very.. itchy.. when I got up I felt slightly light headed but made it to the bathroom to discover that i was entirely covered in HIVES. Seriously, hives? It couldn't have been something a little more exiting? I've actually never had hives before but it was quite a shock to have my entire body covered in this red itchy bumpy rash (ew). So after a trip to Urgent Care I had a diagnosis and quite a bit of anti-histamines which did nothing but make me sleep. So anyways, this week has been insane. I've been trying to "keep calm" since they believe my hives are from stress since I don't have any outstanding allergies to anything. This concept kind of makes me laugh inside...but not for very long. I guess on the plus side I did get to register today, I think I was seriously one of the first, it was great! Amy was also very sweet and is letting me switch into one of her classes but as a Drawing 3 student, she has no idea how much it helps me. I feel like this year has been so close to being intolerable many many times. Anyways, sorry about the rant, I needed that. This week we worked on long poses and on the manikins a little bit. We went over the knee and let me tell you, I really appreciate my knees a lot more! I've really started to like long drawings more than I did when we started. It's my chance to just stop for an hour, slow down, focus on ONE thing and just breathe. It's frustrating at the same time, but it's also very nice to just slow down for awhile. I was pretty pleased with the drawings that have come from them, but unfortunately I don't have pictures right now. However, because I've constantly been feeling like I'm not drawing enough I've been going online in my downtime and just looking at random pictures and sketching them. It's a little strange sometimes sitting in a public place sketching from a picture of a nude person. I just figure it anyone asks or gives me a goofy look I'll say I'm an art student, it usually seems to answer a lot of questions. So I have a couple of pictures for you of those sketches. <br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy6DNGiuTuIrPXhBrGI2CyPZRKUlV7XaXuoNzeHIn_DvMcq9OcMcxTtIY2sU8kR7B4DrKkQaaBunLiJF7Khpzw-hCvEoPAwHXOJ2x9r5NRhJ-IKyGDCWjKtD-uz9xWTS5FZpsdT9Wo84/s1600/Long+Drawing+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Let me start by saying that I cannot believe we're three weeks away from Thanksgiving vacation, this year is speeding by! It's hard to even judge my progress because I feel like we just started. However, I will start with my gesture drawings. I really disliked gesture drawings when we first began, but I think it was because I wasn't comfortable standing, let alone standing at an arms length away, or using my entire body to draw. I'm definitely a creature of habit and after two consecutive drawing classes of sitting and drawing still life's my old habits are dying hard. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264063986/">Gesture drawings</a> really help me get back into the swing of things and how to proportion the body correctly as well as just getting the model's general movement down. I feel like my photo <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5125236722/in/set-72157625264063986/">"Gesture 2"</a> is a good example of how I mapped the model's movement. When looking at this photo I can actually "feel" the stretch in her side.<br />
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I also really enjoy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625139221665/">long poses</a>, it's nice to switch it up after drawing gesture drawings for weeks straight. However, they're a totally different animal and doing the first one was a little difficult. I had to remind myself how to start and map the rib cage and pelvis, then use landmarks to map out the rest of the figure. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5125236846/in/set-72157625139221665/">"Long Drawing 2"</a> is a good example of how I used landmarks and angles to double check my proportions.<br />
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Maniken assignments have also been an integral part of understanding the human form. While frustrating at times, building the muscles individually really does help me understand how our body moves. I think building the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5125236962/in/set-72157625264052978/">spinal erectors</a> was what really interested me most. I think they're incredible how they support our bodies and keep our torso's up right, of course with the help of our abdominal muscles. I also found it interesting that our abdominal muscles actually create a big asterisk that keep our core "together". <br />
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Lastly we got our first homework assignment where we had to do a cross contour drawing of a<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/5124630657/in/set-72157625264071308/"> shell</a>. My shell is pretty smooth and somewhat boring, so my drawing was a little... boring. Creating contours is also more challenging than I thought it would be. I got a lot of good suggestions in our critique though and feel that I have a good idea of how to improve my next drawing.<br />
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For the second half of the semester I'm going to work on my cross contour drawing skills. I feel like these are going to take awhile to get correct. It's a totally different way to draw and I'm not completely comfortable with it yet. I am also going to work on using the page more appropriately, while not the most difficult thing to do I definitely need to be more conscious of it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264052978/">Manikens</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/sets/72157625264063986/">Gesture Drawings</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55229768@N02/">Whole Account</a>Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-70001072758926323802010-10-21T17:20:00.000-07:002010-10-21T17:20:47.162-07:00first quarter is approaching!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_0xAVPhzx3at5-EHMVPLQ93H2wsM9fnBzeV2-Ssq-FM3_3oSSGe-1TqknkjoiuwF3y2bZCV04Y-I17E4Y5R6PocMx478iWI9k33MLFRx-8WrhXMyi_5osW4oxfL_KzzK07-YO5HSo1Y/s1600/IMG_1376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_0xAVPhzx3at5-EHMVPLQ93H2wsM9fnBzeV2-Ssq-FM3_3oSSGe-1TqknkjoiuwF3y2bZCV04Y-I17E4Y5R6PocMx478iWI9k33MLFRx-8WrhXMyi_5osW4oxfL_KzzK07-YO5HSo1Y/s320/IMG_1376.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contour Shell Drawing #1</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91YZFlqi6Q3q7iGTqRYqnYR0HV-KjCK3OfDHuYtdPmM59OqvYAUMcPyAkIj2k36vUM1oCR3Q26HFlsqPNwcP4mQ1h-C0xhyphenhyphen8_xl-Nxk0l6T8ScPdyst0e_sZ7ghrzbDTbWNkLSYnzspg/s1600/IMG_1377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>I think it's a pretty safe assumption to say that you can tell first quarter is approaching because it seems like everyone on campus is in this mad rush and there's a lot of tensity in the air. I feel like this year, more than others, I'm just in way over my head. However, I never expected senior year to be easy-just wish it were a little less intense. I'm spending more money on coffee and art supplies than on actual food. So anyways, Tuesday we had contour line drawings of our shell due. After redoing mine three times over the weekend I was fairly satisfied with my shell. I made a really conscious effort to follow the rules that Amy had laid out and felt pretty good about it. The one major thing I would have changed would have been the use of the page. My shell ended up taking up the entire top half of the page, I'll definitely work on this in the next drawing. We also did a short little group critique which was very informative. we had a couple critieria in which to evaluate them with:<br />
-achieve the illusion of form<br />
-is there a believable diagonal long axis?<br />
-is the whole shell drawn? how well did they use the page?<br />
-no outlines.<br />
-ever line should be different, specificity of line and form<br />
-evident plane changes, changing the direction of the line.<br />
-does the drawing portray a sense of life?<br />
-why/how is that life being portrayed<br />
-how could it be given more life?<br />
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The critique definitely helped a lot. Critiques always make me want to rip my drawing down, run away and fix it and then quick bring it back. I always have to remind myself that they're to enhance learning and that I should sit still and learn from them. the critique of my shell went something like this: My shell created the illusion of form and my group members liked my line variation. However, they would have liked to see more contour lines drawn and show more "roundness". They also suggested that I draw the lines depicting the cavity of the shell a little lighter. The diagonal long axis was evident however it could have been pushed a little bit more, which I agree with. I did depict the whole shell but I think we can all see the problem with the use of my page, no arguments there. They felt that I did a good job trying to be conscious of not drawing an outline and that my line variation helped this. They said I should try to vary my lines and push plane changes a little more, however after I showed them how smooth my shell was they saw where I was coming from. They felt that my drawing did portray a sense of life, mainly from the use of line variation and being conscious of not outlining the shell. Pushing the diagonal long axis and depth of my shell, as well as being more conscious of the use of page space could have helped push this more. I agree with everything they said and am a little anxious about starting the next one!Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753302620385327115.post-14624064293764720782010-10-14T11:28:00.000-07:002010-10-14T11:28:01.191-07:00I feel rusty.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOm9dpY-slXug-FjRn_5rqinC1bLdWRvHa5GxvzdeQzdYnr6me8iBwekd68xwOEg1B2t8OBLxkLLaWMcSK_yE5uM6_H-UH9rmXbv-WAJ_tjndCLgTGoxR3eCoNACGObRqCXQevIsRnbM/s1600/IMG_1372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOm9dpY-slXug-FjRn_5rqinC1bLdWRvHa5GxvzdeQzdYnr6me8iBwekd68xwOEg1B2t8OBLxkLLaWMcSK_yE5uM6_H-UH9rmXbv-WAJ_tjndCLgTGoxR3eCoNACGObRqCXQevIsRnbM/s320/IMG_1372.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Said "Shell"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I hate to admit that I haven't drawn all week. Okay, I take that back, I've sat in class and sketched people from behind but I don't think that entirely counts. I've also been on a "doodling" kick. It's interesting to me that I have a ton of homework to do and am preparing for my senior show and all I want to do is sit and doodle. Not sure how that correlates to anything, but hey, maybe it's reducing my stress level. So anyways, this week it was so ungodly hot in our classroom that Amy was nice enough to give a short lecture on the hip muscles for our manikin and then let us go for the day. So, I got down to working on the hips, which don't quite look like they should, but I don't think the first time you make any of them muscles they are exactly right. However I must say that Charlie looks much better with a little meat on his bones. He has also grown a curious looking handlebar mustache-what an individual. Class today was canceled, but none of us knew that because the sign was placed on the wrong side of the door, so none of us saw it and sat in the classroom for a good twenty minutes after a very enjoyable fire drill. For next week we have a contour line drawing assignment due on Tuesday. I'm a little nervous to even start this because I feel like it's learning a foreign language. My shell is currently sitting on my desk and whenever I get bored I'll stare at it for awhile. I hate to be stereotypical, but how "Hippy" did that sound? Anyways, I'll probably start sketching some stuff out tonight on scrap paper just to get the motions going again, then actually start this weekend when the inspiration hits me. We'll see how it turns out. I did find an interesting artist while doing some searching online. I must say she has to be the queen of contour line drawings. <a href="http://justineashbee.com/Info/info_01.htm">Here's her website!</a> You can follow her on her <a href="http://justineashbee.blogspot.com/">blog</a> as well. She's seriously incredible! Although she draws very abstractly and organic in nature and I don't think the forms she creates necessarily represent anything the way her lines form space is amazing! I was very taken aback when I found her work, what a steady hand she must have!<br />
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I also realized that I should have been posting pictures everyday (oops.), I'll just call it an opportunity for learning.Johna Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547463573755967109noreply@blogger.com0