EMBROIDERY ON MY SECOND VICTORIAN APRON Second post of the day Back in November I began work on my second Victorian-style linen apron, designing the embroidery and transferring it onto the fabric pieces for the bib and pockets. You can see this here. I began the embroidery but have not done very much…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SECOND CHARCOAL LANDSCAPE, AND A BIT MORE HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY The second landscape was more interesting than the first one, and I think I made a better fist of it! I'm still not entirely happy, and have come to the conclusion that charcoal is definitely not the medium for me.…
ONLINE ART COURSE - MODULE B - CHARCOAL - PROJECT 6 - LANDSCAPE SKETCHES Today I completed the first landscape study on this project. I have to say that I am not embracing charcoal. It is messy, and looks dirty. It's all good experience, and I shall complete the module, but I very…
ONLINE ART COURSE - MODULE B - CHARCOAL - COMPLETING THE SUNFLOWER DRAWING Today I completed the sunflower drawing in charcoal. I had left it having done the background, and there were three remaining lessons to complete the picture - the flower head, the leaves and stems, and the final pencil work to…
ONLINE ART COURSE - MODULE B - CHARCOAL - SUNFLOWER BACKGROUND I had hoped to finish the sunflower drawing today, but as usual everything took longer than anticipated. Also, I had a lot of cooking to do this morning ready for Christmas, and as a result, lunch was rather late. I managed to…
ONLINE ART COURSE - MODULE B: CHARCOAL - WARM-UP EXERCISES, AND BEGINNING THE FIRST PROJECT Very exciting to be moving on to the second module of the Draw Awesome course. I really wasn't sure about charcoal - messy, imprecise... not me at all! - but I am determined to work through every stage…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SELF-DIRECTED CHALLENGE, MY FIRST CATARACT OPERATION, AND NEW LAPTOP NEWS Online art course - another still-life graphite drawing The final project in the first module, graphite, is a self-directed challenge, i.e. making a drawing without any help from the teacher. The video gives some hints, and several choices. You…
ONLINE ART COURSE - FIGURE STUDIES - FIGURE 3, A NEW LAPTOP, CATARACT NEWS, AND A BOX FOR RUBY Figure 3 - accordionist This afternoon I finally had time to sit down and complete the third project in the first module of the course (graphite drawing). Some interesting foreshortening to cope with in…
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…
