just an update: more figures.

Here are some drawings from the past 3 weeks of Figure Drawing. I'm getting a little better at drawing men, so woot for that! Only with practice right? 

Gestures

                   

10 min. Poses 

So far, I think this is my best one. 

the music man

Say hello to Mikel! An all around awesome dude. He writes songs, so go listen to them! Mikel is an abroad student, like myself, at TCD. So I decided to take him on a picture adventure through the more...decrepit parts of campus. And I was sly enough to get him to serenade me! We both faced new challenges, the intimidating world of modeling and the scary world of taking pictures in the dark. So cheers to learning something new with the help of your friends! 

and thats me! ... and a motorcycle... 

Figures and Fairy Trees

So this week in figure drawing, we did some more blind contour drawing. I am beginning to LOVE blind contour drawing...its really relaxing to just concentrate on looking at something. I suggest you try it. It can be with anything!...not just naked ladies ;] 

Anyway, I was drawing a little less crappy this week. So theres some improvement! woot!

By the way, these figure drawing courses are crazy packed with people. I got there early and still had no easel. I was smooshed between people on a chair...which is not my optimum drawing position. I much prefer to stand and have room to stretch and jump around. You gotta keep the blood a' flowin when your looking at something for 2 hours! 

She's a little bit witchy...

So I did these last 2 blind drawings with my left had. 

 I have been working on these quick oil pastel drawings of my favorite places around trinity. 

This one is of my window in the afternoon sun. I have a lovely view of Pearse street. Complete with a building that reminds me "Jesus is the light of the world." Its grand. 

 This is of the small garden by the Museum building. Its tucked back into a little nook, and its benches are usually packed with people reading. However when I went, there was only one other person. It was lovely! The garden is full of flowers and in the middle there seems to be a fairy tree (a tree where people tie ribbons and such on it and ask for their wishes to be granted). I didn't even notice it was there until I sat down to draw. It was really beautiful outside when I drew this, and I even made a little bird friend! If your'e ever at Trinity, its worth having a sit there for a couple of minutes. 

ps. I tried to use as many Irish-isms as I could ;] I wrote this at half nine in the morning. what do you expect?

nice parks and naked men.

Ireland Update!  


So, I have just gotten back into the swing of art things. I had my first life drawing session last thursday night at the Trinity Arts Workshop. This is basically a tiny little room, shoved full of people and drawing boards, and one naked man on a table with a sheet on it. In terms of any "nice" drawings, I basically was drawing like crap. But, we did some contour drawings (when you don't look at your paper at all and your not supposed to lift up your pen or pencil). You are just supposed to focus on really "seeing" the subject your drawing. I enjoy them because they are quite freeing, and surprising when you finally can look at what you've drawn. Its been 2 years since I last was in a life drawing course, so I am hoping I improve! And this workshop is only 4 Euro for students, which is SHWAAAET. You don't often get the chance to draw naked people for that kind of money! 

       (Sorry these are hard to see! I need to find a better way of photographing pencil!)

I also bought a set of oil pastels as a reward for finishing my last start up program paper. This is my first drawing of anything on the Trinity campus. Its a pretty grass square towards the back of campus, people play frisbee and read and such there. Its also where campus stops being so touristy because it's pretty far from the front gate. Anyway, its just a quickie, but I like it. 

This is my first drawing I did upon arriving in Ireland. I drew it when I was living in Rathmines. Its a self portrait, (which I have never really done before) and its totally terrifying. I finished it and realized, "Dear God! It looks like I'm going to kill something." But I suppose thats just the face I make when I'm concentrating...Anyway, I've grown to like it because at least it portrays some sort of emotion. I decided I wanted to begin my trip with a self portrait and end it with another self portrait. I think they will be interesting book ends for my work here. 

Rawr!