This morning I subbed for a high school intermediate drawing class. The students are drawing a small part of their faces. Here are the teacher’s examples. I drew along with the class. It is the first time I have picked up a pencil since Covid shut down life drawing classes in March 2019. My eyesContinue reading “My Happy Place”
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Glasses
The 7th graders at my school are doing graphite selfies using a grid. They were photographed wearing sun glasses. The assignment is to created something colorful in the lens that shows their personality.
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.
Fast Slow Self-portraits
My Fasts were done in about a minute with turquoise Blicks liquid watercolor. My slows were about 15 minutes with a black paper mate flair pen.
Fast Slow Self-Portraits
The fast / slow progress is two drawings done one on top of the other. The first is done quickly in color with large strokes. The second is done in ink for an hour with lots of details. My Fasts were done in about a minute with yellow liquid watercolor. My slows were about 10Continue reading “Fast Slow Self-Portraits”
Why Self-portraits?
I am always available and free to model. I can not complain about the results or the process. I can chart my progress over time. Maybe one day one drawing will look like me. I can experiment with different techniques and mediums. There is a theory that I will get much better at other people’sContinue reading “Why Self-portraits?”
Self Portraits
Continuous line quick self portraits These 2 to 5 minute drawings look nothing like me. I sit in front of the mirror, pick a starting point and —once I start drawing — I don’t lift my pen. I look at my face and draw the outlines of the shapes that I see to train myContinue reading “Self Portraits”
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