Tag Archives: Beginning Class
Self portraits
I will draw these again and a few more from photos in a couple of months or so. And I may add watercolor to these one day once I take a watercolor class.
Stamps
I cut these out of a soft rubber easer like material that the students in the middle school at the Rivers School use. I hate using something so soft. It crumbles more than cuts. I do like that I could cut both sides. I forgot to cut the negative space out for the blocks. Sigh.Continue reading “Stamps”
Animal Skulls
Roz Stendahl’s week animal homework in the online Beginning class — offered by the Sketchbook School — an assignment was to draw at a natural history museum. Instead I dug up some bones at the school where I work. I found this skull bone in the “junk to draw” bin in the 8th grade artContinue reading “Animal Skulls”
6 Color Pencil Fruit (& Egg) Drawings (9 of 30 to go)
Realistic Animals
In sketchbook school’s course, Beginning, Roz Stendahl recommends that one sketch from still animal models – such as taxidermy, skeletons or realistic toys when you can not get to the zoo, dog park or natural history museum. During the holidays I received an assortment of animal toy models —realistic and imaginary. Today I drew theContinue reading “Realistic Animals”
Draw Your Kitchen
The last assignment in the sketchbook school’s course, Beginning, taught by artist Tommy Kane, is to take 3 hours to draw — in ink — and paint you kitchen. My lines are wonky. My colors are a bit off. I will revisit this assignment when I am better at perspective.
Draw Your Week
From time to time— once a month or so — I like to draw my week. Before I go to bed each night for the week, I draw something from my day. The completed page becomes a look at my week. Here are my two most recent attempts.
7 Objects 7 way
I saw in Artist Jane LaFazio’s sketchbook a page where she drew a grid with 8 or 10 “different” object — each one in a different medium. I did a 7 objects 7 ways grid using the same fake pear each time. Here is my model. Learn more about Jane LaFazio at http://janelafazio.com/about/
Color Pencil Fruit
9 of 30
Relentless Robin 