Course work: A color study for Project 3: Painting a Flower or Plant. I simplified the plant a bit for purposes of the study, and used a sheet of paper cut to 15 x30 cm. The study was done fairly roughly, in a little over two hours. This study was very helpful for planning purposes, as it revealed some problems that were not apparent in the preliminary charcoal sketch, and enabled me to try out a few design changes, one of which (making the flowerpot vertical instead of tapered) proved unsuccessful; it makes the pot look bottom-heavy.
Reading and theoretical studies:
E. H. Gombrich Art and Illusion (11th Printing)
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 1969
Pp. 367-396
(This volume originated from a series of lectures given in 1956, and it still has more of the flavor of speech than of writing. Primarily an extended rumination on the psychology of drawing and painting, there is much to be thought about here. The occasional introduction of psychological hypotheses now known to be incorrect does not detract from the text. One significant weakness is the illustrations, which are small and mostly black and white. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in why artists do the things that they do, and who is willing to take the time necessary to work through it.)
Sketchbook work: A little cartoon strip about the difficulties of creativity.
Time today: Two hours 39 minutes (98h42m)
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