Course work: Started work on Assignment 1, Section 1, page 3 “Making Marks.” Used 5 sheets 18 x 24” newsprint (closest I can find to A2) and made marks with pencil, charcoal, marker, and reed pen. I quickly discovered a preference for large, sweeping curvilinear marks, and forced myself to start another sheet with small straight marks made with a reed pen: after a while, I discovered I was enjoying this, too, though it was a much slower process.
Reading:
Keith Micklewright, Drawing
Harry N. Abrams, Inc, NY 2005
Chapter 8 (pp 90-94) Mark Making
Richard Box, Drawing for the Terrified
David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon 1997
Chapter 2 (pp 16-23) Exploring the Nature of Materials
Personal sketchbook work: a small sketch of an interesting mushroom I found on my morning walk, done in my pocket sketchbook. Fairly satisfactory, but would have been better with colored pencil or light wash.
Total time: a bit over two hours
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