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| Creamer #1 |
Continuing on with Lesson 1 (see previous
post), my next assignment was to do blind contour drawing. You are to look only at the subject of your drawing, and never at the paper before you. You allow your eyes to slowly follow the lines of your subject, at the same time guiding your pencil or pen without looking at the paper.
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| Creamer #2 |
I was disappointed with my first efforts, as I used to be able to do this quite well.
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| Salt Shaker |
But the point of the exercise is to put your observational skills and focused attention to work, to slow down your brain. It's really a form of meditation.
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| Flip Flops |
I was pleased with my last effort, the Flip Flops. There is something charming about the imprecision.
The final assignment in Lesson 1 was "contour drawing". In this case, we are allowed to look at the paper while drawing. I've done very little drawing over the last few years, relying more on my camera, so this was challenging, but satisfying too.
Three examples are below:
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| Two Jugs |
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| Flip Flops |
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| Chair |
Now looking forward to Lesson 2.
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