ONLINE ART COURSE - FIGURE STUDIES - FIGURE 2 I really struggled with this one! The envelope technique, whereby you draw a five-sided shape around the figure before blocking in the main components of the drawing, is very difficult, and even when I think I've got it right, it turns out not to…
ONLINE ART COURSE - FIGURE STUDIES - INTRODUCTION AND FIGURE 1, AND A NEW LAP DESK Taking on this project was, to be honest, somewhat daunting. However, that's what I thought about the eye studies, and those turned out OK! Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Phil, the teacher, gave us what he said was…
ONLINE ART COURSE - COMPLETION OF THE EYE STUDIES This afternoon I completed Module A (Graphite), Project 2 (Eye Studies), with my drawing of Eye No. 4. This was the second one where we were left to our own devices, the teacher assuming that by this time we would have enough knowledge and…
ONLINE ART COURSE - EYE 3 Today I drew the third of four eyes in the Graphite module of the online art course. This was the first one where the teacher left us to our own devices, assuming that by now we would have enough knowledge and experience to do the drawing without…
CROCHET ELBOW PATCHES I am gradually working through my hubby's winter woollies, ready for him to wear as the weather gets colder. Each year in the spring, I wash all our jumpers and put them away ready for the following winter, but I don't always get around to attending to any repairs at…
ONLINE ART COURSE - DRAWING THE SECOND EYE The second project in Module A (graphite) is "Eye Studies." This afternoon I worked on the second eye. As before, we began by mapping out the essentials, following along with the teacher's drawing, and referring constantly to the reference photograph. This eye was a bit…
ONLINE ART COURSE - WORKING ON THE SECOND PROJECT Eye studies I've begun the second projct in the course, which is on drawing eyes. When I saw what we were expected to do, I thought it looked much too hard and I'd never be able to do that! However, he is such a…
BEGINNING A SECOND LINEN APRON, AND SOME HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY From the outset, I intended to make two vintage-style linen aprons, and last week I began working on the second one. This one will have floral embroidery on it, in a more traditional style. I have already cut the various pieces to make the…
ONLINE ART COURSE - COMPLETING MY FIRST PROJECT This afternoon I followed along with the teaching videos and completed my first project - the still life of onions and garlic, using graphite pencils. Here is a montage of the completed drawing with the first drawing minus the shading. It is amazing what…
ONLINE ART COURSE I am not normally someone who takes any notice of ads on YouTube, apart from getting profoundly irritated by them, but occasionally something comes up which stands out from the rest and sparks my interest. This time it was an online art course called Draw Awesome. Phil, the teacher, has…
