It was very clear to me that part 3 of the course was quite weak and needed follow-up studies. Therefore I repeated several exercises, included earlier in the blog. Then I decided it was time to give it another try for the assignment piece, the view from a window. I had selected the view from […]
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Part 3 Review: Perspective II
This project had been among those with which I felt most comfortable in part 3 Drawing Outdoors, because I had the feeling that I know and can apply basic perspective rules. I wasn’t very fond of the course materials suggestion to use rulers to get really straight lines, but otherwise I appreciate perspective and always […]
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Part 3 Review: 360 degree studies II
This set of drawing was made from photographs as well. My location was on one of the hills deep inside the Brooklyn Cemetery, on a mild and sunny November (!) saturday. Drawing 1: Mausoleum ruin and fallen tree I switched to pen and ink for this drawing. This was to overcome the problem of faint […]
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Part 3 Review: Sketchbook walk II
I began with best intentions… Drawings 1 and 2: View over a field of tombs, framed by trees … but wasn’t satisfied what I produced. The task permitted only 15 minutes per drawing. I felt stressed and drew hastily from my photographs taken on a trip to the Brooklyn Cemetery. It felt like I […]
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More artists: Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe was an American Painter (1887 – 1986), “recognized as the Mother of American Modernism” (Wikipedia). I became curious when I found her in the series of stamps “American Artists 1913- 31” by the United States Postal Services. I had often heard her name but never taken a closer look. After my move to […]
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Drawing skills: Inktense coloured pencils
I bought my Inktense pencils a while ago, after I read in the student forums that people were so amazed by them. I hadn’t really had the time to explore these until now. At the occasion of my review of part three, I made a sunset cloudscape drawing using Inktense coloured pencils. I was dissatisfied […]
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Part 3 Review: Drawing cloud formations
For my review of part 3, drawing outdoors, I’m beginning a new sketchbook. This time I chose one with heavier and more robust paper (160 gms) that will hopefully be appropriate for wet media, too. I will do the exercises not necessarily in the order they appear in the course materials, because I need a […]
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More artists: Paul Noble, Charlotte Verity, Piet Mondrian, Leon Kossoff
My tutor suggested in the report on assignment 3 that I take a closer look at these four artists: Paul noble – For personal interpretation of townscapes in pencil. Charlotte Verity – Trees for fluidity and sense of movement. Piet Mondrian’s trees – again for the use of manipulation of media. Leon Kossoff – energy […]
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Response to tutor report #3: Problems and solutions
I’m determined to improve… so I thought it would be a good idea to make myself a list of problems identified in the tutor report, and note down how I will respond or may have already responded. Somehow I’m already less negative about my drawings skills because when I compare my work for part 4 […]
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Assignment 3: Student response to tutor report
Reading the tutor report confirmed what I had expected about the reception of my work in part 3. I’m glad that those few drawings which I found better had indeed passed the test, but for the rest, honestly, I’m devastated. It’s really a question of whether this course and I will ever come together for […]
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