Tag: drawing

  • Doodles

    Doodles

    I’ve worn myself to a nub again. One thing about that is that I can recover, given some time to rest. Which I got this last weekend.  So while I’m feeling better, now it’s time to try and catch up on the things that didn’t get done. Which starts the cycle over again.  So, have…

  • Art: Taking the next step

    This last semester I took a drawing class and enjoyed it immensely. I know that in addition to giving me some sanity time where I could create and switch from science brain to art brain, I did improve my drawing skills. Drawing 1 would more correctly have been called Observational Drawing, and it was a…

  • Drawing, photos, and other artistic endeavours

    Drawing, photos, and other artistic endeavours

    Drawing class is going well. We’re working on tonal qualities, and charcoal, things that I haven’t really put too much thought into previously. Turns out that using powdered charcoal and reductive methods is difficult, gloriously messy, and not something I’m likely to master anytime soon. I’ll stick to graphite as being easier and more accessible.…

  • Graphite on Paper

    Graphite on Paper

    At the beginning of this drawing class, we learned that drawing is making marks on paper. The marks we were making in this first half of the semester were specifically graphite on paper. Tomorrow I turn in my portfolio and receive a critique of the work I’ve been doing. I have no idea how that…