Talk about procrastinarting
Okay, okay, I haven't posted in forever. But I swear I have been doing artsy stuff, I just haven't scanned anything. I drew a fun swirlie thing at the Across the Narrows music festival when some crappy band was boring the hell outta me. I pulled out some old sketchbooks and tried sketching some portraits from magazine pictures.
Here's an example:
This one I did last night while I was sitting in bed. Probably not the best conditions for sketching, but I'll take what I can get. It's just a start. I might try to finish it some more later. Or maybe I'll just leave it this way. At least her features look proportionate, which is more than I can say about some of the other ones I've done. I'll just tell everyone they are aliens.
On saturday I went to an antique store and bought all these old photographs from the early 1900's-1950's. I want to try sketching those too. Those pictures are way more interesting than magazine girls.
I enjoy sketching on the gray paper. I wish I could find a journal/sketchbook with paper like this. I have a lot of fun using a white pencil for highlights. Something I got addicted to in figure drawing class. Speaking of figure drawing, my boss just told me that a figure drawing class can count as continuing education if I want to take a course. The Pennsylvania University of Fine Arts is directly between my building and my parking lot, which would be totally convenient. But their classes are about $500 a course. And despite what my boss says, I'd feel guilty.
Here's an example:
This one I did last night while I was sitting in bed. Probably not the best conditions for sketching, but I'll take what I can get. It's just a start. I might try to finish it some more later. Or maybe I'll just leave it this way. At least her features look proportionate, which is more than I can say about some of the other ones I've done. I'll just tell everyone they are aliens.
On saturday I went to an antique store and bought all these old photographs from the early 1900's-1950's. I want to try sketching those too. Those pictures are way more interesting than magazine girls.
I enjoy sketching on the gray paper. I wish I could find a journal/sketchbook with paper like this. I have a lot of fun using a white pencil for highlights. Something I got addicted to in figure drawing class. Speaking of figure drawing, my boss just told me that a figure drawing class can count as continuing education if I want to take a course. The Pennsylvania University of Fine Arts is directly between my building and my parking lot, which would be totally convenient. But their classes are about $500 a course. And despite what my boss says, I'd feel guilty.
posted by Melissa at 9:48 AM
3 Comments:
PFFFT! Take the class!
Your boss is practically offering you the class, go for it!
(unless you don't plan on sticking around too long - then maybe the guilty feeling is justified)
MORE MEL, MORE!
you're quite talented.
:)
Aha! The secret blog, at long last!
This is like showing up at a party you weren't invited to. But look! I brought some Chee-tos™. See? See the Chee-tos™?
You really oughta try out the Illustration Friday. I was supposed to make something new each week; that was the point of my site, but even that was getting hard. My buddy showed me the I-F site and I've used it now like, about 10 times. Do it!
Great jorb, Melissa. Just doing this is a great idea.
I've never blogged before, but I stumbled upon your site and love it! BTW I would without hesitation take the art class at the University, especially since your boss said it was okay.
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