Course work: Made some very minor adjustments in the setup to improve the light-shadow relationship. Decided to work on 45.7 x 61 cm paper, with the long axis vertical. At this point, I was ready to proceed to the next stage (Project One: A Color Study, Stage Two). I sketched in the general outlines of the still life using very diluted black acrylic, making a few errors in construction, but having enough correct lines to use as a basis for departure. Laid in colors approximating local color, using a broad brush; this at least helped to reveal the remainder of my drawing errors. Made some color notes in my sketchbook as I worked, to assist in reproducing the colors used.
Reading and theoretical studies:
E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Art
Phaidon Press Limited, Oxford 1978
Pp. 125-154
Went online to review the works of Hitchens and Auerbach, as recommended by the text. I understand that my role as a student is to study the works of others and learn from them, but I must confess that the twenty or so works that I studied online or downloaded and have now reviewed several times leaves me convinced that I would not enjoy being a student of theirs. Perhaps it is my age; perhaps it is my inadequate background in art; perhaps my sample was inadequate; perhaps I’m just not competent to appreciate such work; nevertheless, I saw little to which I would give wall-space.
Sketchbook work: Another covert restaurant scribble in my pocket sketchbook; at least I represented the general attitudes of the diners.
Time today: Two hours 7 minutes
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