Course work: Drew a hemisectioned tomato with a single line, using a felt-tip pen.
Reading:
E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Art
Phaidon press Limited, Oxford 1978
Pp 325-351
Deborah Haynes Art Lessons
Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2003
Pp 161-184
(The title of this book is very deceptive: it contains, not art lessons, but a series of loosely-connected essays on what the author sees as the essential interconnectedness of left-wing politics, Eastern spirituality, and art. This is my second reading of this book: I had hoped it would make more sense this time. It didn’t.)
Personal Sketchbook work: Drew a tomato with Derwent Coloursoft pencils.
Research point: One artist who worked frequently with pure line was Egon Schiele. Contour is of surpassing importance when using pure line, as one does not have shading as an agent for depicting form. This requires careful thought as to what lines should be employed, and precise line placement so that use of line alone can cause the viewer to “see” the shading that is not there. Much of Schiele’s work in his last year was line, and I think it much improved over his earlier efforts. I think that, had the influenza not taken him at 28, he would have become a truly remarkable artist.
Total time: 1 hour 37 min
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