Blind contour drawings

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20 December 2011

I have borrowed a copy of Drawing Lab For Mixed Media Artists by Carla Sonheim and I'm in love!

First exercise I tried was blind contour drawings of my chickens. The idea is that you don't look at your page while the pen is moving. I was rapt with the way some of mine turned out, though the first few were pretty wonky.

I rendered some by adding watercolour.

One little chook is marked - he is destined to become dinner this week. He has a very sweet habit of following me and sitting at my feet. Poor little thing. I don't know if I'll be able to go through with it - maybe I'll pull out an anonymous unmarked chook for the pot instead. Anyway, I drew him as he sat at my feet. Doomed.

20 December 2011 in My Art Journal | Permalink

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