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!
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.
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