Last week I decided it was drawing time, and set out a variety of boots, shoes and ballet shoes.
The first class used charcoal, and the rest of the week students opted for graphite pencil. The results were amazing. Here are a few examples.
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| Charcaol drawing by Teresa L. (size A3) |
When attending a weekly class, students have the benefit of trying lots of media, which broadens perspective and changes perception. The down side is that it's only once a week!
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| Pencil drawing of work boot by Christine McC. |
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| Christine hard at work. You can see here that the drawing was A3 sized and larger than the actual boot. This gives a dramatic drawing. |
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| Jane's lovely drawing of a boot. |
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| Beautiful A2 drawing by Sara C. Great use of the page. |
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| Sara's drawing next to the shoes - larger than life! |
Students work very hard, and hardly grumble at ALL..! But for those times when a good grumpy sentence is really necessary, I've decided that a loud turkey-gobble is the best solution. So, instead of naming all the faults in your artwork and getting more and more agitated in the process, the new best thing is to do an impression of a turkey, using the most appropriate emotion to match your frustration. Not going the way you wanted?? GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE!!! I know it seems ridiculous, but it WORKS!! The frustration gets out of your mouth, without increasing your self disgust, and everyone in the room sympathises before bursting into laughter.
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| Alison working on her large and fabulous charcoal drawing. |
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| Lesley's lovely drawing. |
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| Dramatically large drawing by Pat. |
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| You can see the pink boots in this photo - quirky! |
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| Catherine working on her lovely drawing. |
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| Catherine's drawing. |
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| A difficult angle, a pair of shoes in their box, surrounded by tissue paper. This is Glynis M's artwork. |
I'm so proud of my students. Well done everyone.
For info about classes please email julie@juliedouglas.co.uk
website www.juliedouglas.co.uk
Julie Douglas has written a manual on drawing, 'Notes from the Atelier' which contains over 32 exercises as she delivers them at her weekly classes. A hard backed book with over 500 photos and drawings by Julie and her students, it's the perfect home study or gift to yourself or your arty friend. Details here:
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