Drawing I | Spring 24
Classic art school vibes: charcoal, still lifes, easels and drawing horses strewn about an intensely lit room.
white charcoal on black paper
While I wouldn’t say everything I made for this class represents me as an artist/showcases my style, I learned a lot and that’s the point. And many of the techniques I learned in this class I have adopted to my own art style, like this vellum layering I've continued to play around with since.
Not only did I learn a ton about the fundamentals of good drawing technique, I learned so much about how to teach art. Being able to still apply yourself when you aren’t 110% invested is an important skill I gained from this class I’ve been able to pass on to my students.
My professor sometimes lovingly called our assignments “art someone's mom would love to have in their kitchen”, as in, they are technically masterful but overall dull in subject matter. I would agree, but that doesn't have to feel boring!
charcoal still life practicing the wipe out method.
Learning in any subject has unglamourous and technical moments though, and teaching youth I used a lot of the same tactics my teacher used to make those moments more bearable for me and my classmates.
one of the very first still lifes we drew to help us understand proportion. The bowl I used in mine is a family heirloom
Still lifes can be of objects with personal importance to you; make sure you’re actually comfortable when you draw; break up the technical stuff with more experimental stuff.
