Half pepper line drawing I drew a red pepper cut in half, which I found in the fridge. I’m not very satisfied with the drawing, it’s a bit distorted. This may be due to my position above the object and having the support flat on my knees, rather than upright in front of me. I […]
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Research point: Detailed observation
This research point asked us to select drawings from artists who work in contrasting ways and to reflect on them: tight, rigorous work versus a more sketchy, expressive style. I selected drawings from Henry Toulouse-Lautrec and Albrecht Durer because I found them illustrative for these differences in approach. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901) I […]
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Check and log: Exploring coloured media
Which of the media you have experimented with did you find most expressive? Make notes in your learning log on the pros and cons of each medium. Which medium do you think lends itself to very detailed work? Which techniques, tools and effects do you particularly enjoy? Make notes about your experiments I explored the […]
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Research point: Masters of detailed drawing
The task of this research point was to select one contemporary and one nineteenth century (or earlier) artist as examples of mastery in detailed drawing, and to reflect on their work. I started the my search with an internet search for ‘contemporary drawings’, and my attention was caught by a very detailed drawing of an […]
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Miscellaneous: I’m back to the course
I made a complete pause from all things drawing. The last two months I was completely busy caring for my cat Paula. The chemotherapy which was supposed to bring the Leukemia to a remission had to be stopped, because the side effects were so heavy that they almost killed her. She went through a severe […]
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Miscellaneous: ‘Work of Art’ TV Series
During the time I was working on the project exploring coloured media, I followed up a recommendation of a fellow student pointing to the TV Series ‘Work of Art’. This series is a reality TV show about a group of artists who compete for a price of 100.000 USD and a personal exhibition at an […]
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Miscellaneous: My cat Paula
Unfortunately, the positive news about the possibility for treatment of Paula’s condition with antibiotics were premature. Further analyses confirmed a different diagnoses. Paula suffers from lymphatic leukaemia. This illness is one of the few that respond quite well to chemotherapy, and I’ve decided that we will give it a try. If luck is with us, […]
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Exploring coloured media
I understood as the main focus of this project to explore the variety of coloured media that I have at my disposal, with the aim of getting acquainted and finding out what each medium does best. One element of the instruction was also to experiment with stippling and hatching to achieve tone and colour. For […]
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Miscellaneous: Approaching part II
Today I have “submitted” Assignment 1. In this case, the submission consisted in an e-mail informing my tutor that I had completed the work on part I, referring to the appropriate sections of this blog and including the two assignment drawings as attachments. I don’t know if this is a proper and digestible form of […]
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Assignment 1: Tutor report
This is the complete tutor report on Assignment 1, by tutor Diana Ali. Overall Comments Well done on your first assignment and I’m glad that you have worked through it continuously and flowingly but be careful not to rush as the first part is about you understanding the technicalities of drawing and being able […]
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