Course work: Several partial cat sketches in graphite pencil, several in pen, and a few in brush, the latter based on previously-done pencil sketches. (We have three cats, all of whom seem to be in profound coma until I try to draw them, at which time they invariably become hyperactive.)
Reading:
Daniel M. Mendelowitz and Duane Wakeham A Guide to Drawing (Fifth Edition)
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, Orlando, Florida, USA, 1995
Pp 104-138
Weekly reflections on learning experience: I am happy to be finished with the large colored pencil drawing. I remain convinced that the A2 paper size required is too great for a student working with this medium, but perhaps this is a problem of my perception. (I certainly learned a good deal about colored pencils during the eleven days I worked on this drawing.) The effort to find a way to make the marker drawing acceptable was worthwhile, and I think that markers and colored pencils can make reasonable multimedia partners, though perhaps not in my hands. I continue to seek a good source of information on marker drawing, but have found little not aimed at architects, fashion designers, or comic-book illustrators. I confront the “Drawing Animals” exercise with some apprehension, as drawing moving subjects has always been a major weakness.
Total time: 1 hour 41 min
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