Thumbnail Sketches
I'm still at it - doing thumbnail sketches.
On the right are seven sketches done with various pens, pencils, charcoal, conte crayon . . . This was just to show my students how each one worked in a very small (2 X 2 1/2) and very quick value sketch. Although charcoal is a mess and I'm not crazy about the way it feels against the paper, I do like the way it blocked in the shapes and the lights and darks without any chance of time consuming detail. It is the second one down in the right hand column.The sketches on the left are various compositions of one subject done in Prismacolor pencil, 90% warm grey. There are unlimited possibilities for compositions and the arrangements of light and dark shapes.
Things have started to slow down a bit, class-wise, but my brain hasn't received the message. I have classes and workshops coming up really soon, so I have plenty to keep me busy, but I thought it would be nice to "turn it off" for a couple of days before I start to re-group.
Did I mention that I have joined a life drawing group that meets once a week? My friends know what a big step this is for me - I don't like figure drawing. I really don't like it. The things is, I WANT to like it, so I'm going to the sessions. My right brain is working so hard, I can barely function when I get home - function, as in find something in the refrigerator to eat. Now that's pretty bad for me. My husband says this is good for me - it may be the way some of my students feel when they are just beginning, and now I know how it feels. I apologize to any of you that I may not have shown proper sympathy. I don't give refunds for lack of sympathy, but I do apologize.