Course work: Sketched two outbuildings (a run-in shed for the horses, and a tack shed). Photographed them, loaded them into the computer, added some work space on the right side, and applied the projected perspective lines. As expected, some of the lines extended well beyond the page…in fact, some were parallel to the eye-height line, and one rose above it. The tack shed sketch worked out better, perhaps because it was built by professionals instead of being my construction, and thus actually had some right angles.
Dissatisfied with my work here, I decided to try drawing the books, and arranged several of varying sizes. My outline drawing looked superficially satisfactory.
After I loaded the picture into the computer, added some space to work in, and drew my lines, I was more dissatisfied than I was with the buildings. The vanishing points bear little perceptible relationship to the eye-level line. I’ll try this one again tomorrow.
Reading:
Howard Etter & Margit Malmstrom Perspective for Painters
Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, Pp 74-95
Rose-Marie & Ranier Hagen What Great Paintings Say (Vol. 2)
Taschen, Köln, 2005
Pp 488-499
Personal sketchbook work: A drawing of a battered old brass jug, in graphite.
Weekly reflections on learning experience: It appears that I have less grasp on the principles of perspective than I had thought: my work over the past several days has been disappointing, and it is clear that I need more than just a quick review of the subject.
Total time: 2 hours 19 minutes (25 h 50 m)
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