Time for a review ...
So, my first overall goal will be to actually use the different materials and do the excercises in the book. The most inspiring at this moment for me are 'Draw like Da Vinci' (sounds very ambitious) and 'Rendering in pen & ink' (a birthday gift).
Oooh, I(ve got some more books...I did some exercices from 'Rendering in pen & ink' and started with 'A natural way to draw'...and that's it. I flip through pages, can't realy work through all the excercises. Maybe later this year.
And I could do more with different materials. Now I having fun with pen & ink and I love the Derwents: graphitint & inktense.
Then I will commit to do the weekly challenges of EDM and IF , and also try to catch up with the previous EDM challenges, which should be done by the end of 2007.
Well, I'm quite good here. Did all the EDM challenges except 113 (I was away last week) and missed only two IF) challenges. Now I need to make some time to catch up with the previous EDM challenges. Way to go...
Inspired by Laura (Lauralines) I've also made a monthly list...
Januari:experimenting with pen & ink /washes and work on Kate's drawing lessons - Yes, I did this - sorry for Kate's drawing lessons, I didn't work on that
February: play with the artist’s dummy - try water color pencils - I started playing and I'm still playing... I will work on an illustrated quotebook with these dummies...so you will see more of them.
For the other months...I don't know if I will follow the list. Working on the quotes seems more fun now.
Drawing is becoming more of a habit...and I'm looking forward to some prolific months.
I don't like this garlic holder (and other 'funny' bowls and cups) but it's kind of practical in the kitchen and that's why it's still there.
For this challenge I was thinking about a Dutch expression: 'vers van de pers' which means something like freshly published. Unfortunatly the English expression is 'hot from press'. Anyway, a fresh pile of reading material for the Spring Hollidays.
Energy is equal to desire and purpose
and a list of 66 energy boosters and 70 energy drainers...
I'm sure the list is not complete
I found an interesting poem about 'puppets on a string' - a perfect answer on how I felt today. Qouted the poem in my Moleskine...and I'm going to add the full poem on a separate paper/wired to this page
This challenge reminds me of this inspiring blog.
And made me journal about time, my use of time, alarms going off...
and the manikins are still a good inspiration...
Inspired by Danny Gregory I wanted to try this... I've read about the upside down technique in the books of Betty Edwards. I never tried it before, just seeing this little movie inspired me to action. My first attempt was distorted, but when I made the drawing the same size as the picture I've got this result. It only took me 5 minutes and I drawed directly in ink! Yes, I'm sure I will do this more...
and came home with just a few unfinished drawings. Things weren't as supposed to be...and 'm not in the mood to finish the drawings. I just post these 'failures' as a part of the process... even bad and unfinished, the circle of drawing, scanning, posting is round.
a shop:
a bar:
very quick sketch of people dancing on the street:
quick sketch of a clown on the street (especialy difficult when another clown came at my left side imitating all I was doing) - somehow I like this one, maybe maybe it will get some color later...
and inside a church
I'm still working on my drawing 'Resolutions' for the last EDM challenge 2006. I have a rather complex idea, so this will take time...and it's OK for me when it will be finished before the 8th of January, the end of my vacation.
I've got quite a lot of ideas and goals for next year, and I'm a little bit worried I overload my schedule (with plans for work, for my activities in a non-profit organisation, with reading & writing, taking care of the kids,...AND DRAWING).
I started this year with drawing, bought a lot of materials and a lot of books.
So, my first overall goal will be to actually use the different materials and do the excercises in the book. The most inspiring at this moment for me are 'Draw like Da Vinci' (sounds very ambitious) and 'Rendering in pen & ink' (a birthday gift).
Then I will commit to do the weekly challenges of EDM and IF , and also try to catch up with the previous EDM challenges, which should be done by the end of 2007.
I do not dare to commit to drawing every day...it doesn't sound realistic when I see my schedule, but with all these challenges I come quite close.
Inspired by Laura (Lauralines) I've also made a monthly list...and somehow I will try to combine this list with the EDM challenges. I don't know how yet, but I feel this list could be a usefull guide for next year. We'll see.
Januari:experimenting with pen & ink /washes and work on Kate's drawing lessons
February: play with the artist’s dummy - try water color pencils
March: everyday objects around the house
April: Vacation/ Spring
May: Self portraits
June: Exteriors, Plants, flowers
July:Water
August:animals
September:everyday objects around the house
October: Food, fruits, vegetables
November: Interiors
December: holliday cards
Well, that's it.
Most of all I commit to drawing next year, and as a beginner I'm motivated by seeing the big improvements as a result of daily work. Thanks Laura, Karen, Teri, Lin and others whose name I don't recall at the moment...for showing the daily work.
I had to attend a meeting on monday. This seemed to be a good place to try this grid drawing.
I added the colors later when I came home. I had to be carefull, I didn't find any waterproof ink for fountain pens yet. Noodlers ink is not available over here.
This way of drawing is fun. There will be more of these...
