I’m a few days into my Drawing A Day project, and I am already learning something.
My observational skills are RUSTY!
I use my imagination for a lot of my whimsical artwork, and making things up in my mind’s eye is my default mode. Placing a small object on the drawing table in front of me and drawing it from life is another mode altogether!
What I’m finding is that I want to draw preconceived ideas of what an object looks like. I try to draw what I ‘think’ I see, rather than what I actually see.
So the Drawing A Day project will be good for me. I enjoy drawing from life, so it’s going to be fun, and the refreshing of my skill of “seeing” what is actually there truly needs some exercising.
I totally admire what you’re doing. I’ve often though about trying to attempt drawing once a day myself, but I keep letting myself be busy. This excellent monarch wing and your posts have me thinking about it again, Leslie…
Comment by Glendon Mellow — August 29, 2009 @ 7:14 am
that is my problem too, I draw what I think I see rather then what is. Drawing a day should really help you with that, and if not you will still have lots of art to show for it
Comment by Jennifer Rose — August 29, 2009 @ 7:44 am
Hi Glendon! Don’t give me any credit yet. Give me at least two weeks!
And if you notice, I have already hedged my bet and said it will be a “drawing pretty often”, rather than a drawing a day!
The drawings are very small, and I think that helps.
Jennifer…I’m excited for you going college. You’ll be getting some ‘drawing from life’ experience!
I was surprised how much I kept falling back into drawing from memory. This will be good for me.
Comment by leslie — August 29, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
I think you would have enjoyed meeting this gentleman as much as I did
http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/something-special/
Comment by uphilldowndale — January 6, 2010 @ 4:27 pm