Week 4 end

This is the state of everything at this point. There are a couple beginnings I unearthed after I shot these, but this is definitely the bulk of it.


8"x9"


6"x6"


6"x6"


6"x8"


6"x6


4"x6"


6"x6"


6"x8"


6"x6"


6"x6"


6"x6"


4"x6"


6"x8


6"x8"


4"x6"


6"x8"


8"x10"



24"x32"


4"x6"



9"x12"


6"x6"


4"x6"


4"x6"


3.25"x4.5"


10"x12"



8"x10"

week 3 end

There are a few that are still wet, yet, none of these are done or anything, just playin'.


4"x6" former state


6"x6" new


6"x8" former state


6"x8" new



6"x8" former state


6"x6" former state


6"x6" former state


6"x6" former state



6"x8" new

week 3 meeting summary

I talked to Richard for 2 hours yesterday, back and forth between video and chat based on the connection fluidity. We talked individually about the work I've been doing, my process, and decided that I need to just keep going, everything is in-progress right now. So before much can be said, I need to add more. Add more layers, add more techniques, more more more!
Small is working well right now, for experimenting.

Mark gave me feedback on my notes from the book on Amedeo Modigliani and coaxed more out of me on what is relevant to my work and what I mean by my words. Quite helpful.
He also gave me my first assignment:

Spend at leas two full drawing sessions somewhere public with good seating. Go to the Mall, a cafe, a sporting event, a hospital, the airport, the DMV, a mechanics garage, a bus or train station. Some where like that. Open your sketchbook up to a clean full page spread and start drawing. Draw on each side of the spine. Observe and draw things near and far. When you move to a new subject stay on the same spread. Don't turn the page. If you move position, stay on the same spread. Let the drawings overlap and merge with each other. Work to achieve interest through overlap and variation. Use a variety of line weights and approaches. If you tend to work more curvy and loose then be sure to counter that with some straight lines. For instance, instead of describing an apple with a swift irregular circle, use straight lines to follow the contour and show each plane break. Leave some shapes open and void of texture or value, then contrast with shapes that are filled in with texture and value. Loose to tight and back again. I would like to see a mixture of your observational rendering and your more free flowing impressionistic approach. Layer up lines working from light to dark or introduce colored pencils for hits of color.
In your review of your Modigliani readings you mentioned the importance of going back and forth in your drawings. I'd like to see you do it in one drawing. 

Due: Post at least two drawings per week, for the next 3 weeks, that relate to this assignment. Label each page with the drawing locations in any manner you find suitable. This can be general, place by place, "Mall", "Senior center", "Tom's Softball game. Taylor's Field". Not subject by subject, unless you so desire.

 

week 3 continued

9"x12". fabric acrylic, pastel, water-soluble crayon paper on acrylic paper
oh i have the idea to build up the dark purple with clear and then do something over that. i like opaque over layers of clear, alla Fred Tomaselli. I'll build up the clear, then overpaint white ans scrape away patern such as this window I did in undergrad.



6"x6". acrylic and paper on acrylic paper



4"x6". acrylic, paper, oil sticks on acrylic paper



6"x6".  water-soluble crayon, pastel, acryloc, oragami paper, tissue on acrylic paper





6"x8". acrylic and tissue on acrylic paper




4"x6". acrylic, fabric (jersey, canvas), paper ( towel, tissue, envelope) water soluble crayon on acrylic paper





6"x6". paper ( towel, tissue) acrylic, water-soluble crayon on acrylic paper




6"x4". canvas and acrylic on acrylic paper




6"x8". pattern paper on acrylic paper.





6"x6". origami paper, water soluble crayons, acrylic on acrylic paper







6"x6". origami paper, water soluble crayons, acrylic on acrylic paper



4"x6". acrylic on acrylic paper.





6"x6". acrylic, tissue on acrylic paper




6"x8". acrylic, paper (newspaper, towel, envelope, card stock, old fliers) on acrylic paper.
I'm digging the idea of using a lot of colors and then bringing them all to a a near middle ground, then see what emerges from there.





6"x8". acrylic, paper (towel,tissue) on acrylic paper
Like this one, you can kind of see a figure in there, so then the next layers I want to bring her out and push the rest back.