Observational drawing is something I really love and is valuable in my practice, spending a lot of time people watching, I think the only way I can accurately record this is by observational drawing, I don't think retrospectively documenting these experiences is as truthful or raw?
I enjoyed the trip to the Deep but I'm not overly happy/enthusiastic about the work I made. My favourite part drawing-wise was the morning session. I painted a crab and he had some nice textures. I reckon I preferred it because it was a less stressful/more comfortable environment to make a drawing in - chair/table/good lighting/stationary object. Aye but Is comfortable good though??
In the actual aquarium I found it pretty difficult to make a drawing I was pleased with probably because:
- it was dark = hard to see what you drawing / what colours you were drawing with
- fish are quick
- penguins looked sad it broke my heart
- I was very self conscious of people watching what I was doing
- felt I was taking up the room and blocking people's view
- difficult to set up and draw / paint (I was trying to tackle too many drawing mediums I reckon)
I realised that logging about a big a3 sketchbook was half my issue and when I switched to my little a6 one it was better.
Things I would do differently=
- not try and juggle so many drawing implements
- use a small sketchbook
- not feel the necessity to use paint in every picture just because you blooming brought paint
- try and show fishes movement more
- draw more scenes / tanks full rather than focusing on a small section
SOME PICTURES FROM MY A6 SKETCHBOOK
LIFE DRAWING
Today was a bit of a shambles. Probably a few factors;
- bad drawing day?? tried doing some drawings when I got home that evening - muy mal
- first time I'd done real sitting in a circle life drawing
- using wrong materials - should've used something looser, graphite stick??
- I used to draw everything 'realistically'? During Foundation this changed, and since then I have rarely drawn anything 'accurate'? So I found it really difficult ditching my usual way (style?!) of drawing and trying to get the proportions right. This is definitely something I need to get back into the swing of and practice practice practice!!
- I shouldn't beat myself up about bad days though - new years resolutions n all that. all part of the growing process !
- bad drawing day?? tried doing some drawings when I got home that evening - muy mal
- first time I'd done real sitting in a circle life drawing
- using wrong materials - should've used something looser, graphite stick??
- I used to draw everything 'realistically'? During Foundation this changed, and since then I have rarely drawn anything 'accurate'? So I found it really difficult ditching my usual way (style?!) of drawing and trying to get the proportions right. This is definitely something I need to get back into the swing of and practice practice practice!!
- I shouldn't beat myself up about bad days though - new years resolutions n all that. all part of the growing process !
I think this was my favourite drawing of the day, although Crowley's head is floating and severed, for this observation we weren't allowed to look at the subject. This really helped me to stop over-complicating my drawing and trying to make them look a certain way. I really like the mark making and softness of it. Definitely a way of working to keep experimenting with.
Observational ink drawings of Caitlin. These were two of my favourite drawings I made when we had a little observational drawing session in the flat.
-using ink and dip pen forces me to be confident in the lines and mark making, no rubbing out.
- I like the simple lines
- it was definitely easier without the time pressures in the studio, although I should challenge myself more with this I think.
- stop avoiding drawing faces ?
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