Course work: I have been thinking about the colored pencil floral drawing for several days, and have looked at my plant with a view-finder from a number of perspectives and against several backgrounds. My conclusion was affected by the requirement to do a second drawing of this plant in a different medium. I therefore decided to do the colored pencil drawing concentrating on the flowers. I rearranged the flowers on the page to provide what I hope is a better-balanced composition than the actual plant. Lighting was from above and slightly to the left. I got a light layout down, then started with the slow process of applying color.
Reading:
Gemma Guasch & Josep Asunción Line
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., Hauppage, New York, USA, 2006
Pp 7-151
(One would assume from the title that this is a book about line. It is, in fact, a book about the creative uses of different media, and at times, one has to search very diligently indeed to detect any suggestion of a line. With far more illustrations than text, this is a fast read, and it is worth the time. There are three companion volumes, titled Color, Form, and Space that I plan to reread as time and interest permit.
Personal Sketchbook work: Tried yet again to sketch one of the horses: as soon as he spotted me at the fence, he came over to see if I had anything interesting in my pocket. Another failed effort.
Total time: 3 hours 19 minutes
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