I began this semester in life drawing a bit frustrated. I took drawing and design at the University of Minnesota as a freshman. We had a fairly long section concerning life drawing from live models that consumed our an entire four hour long class period. I wasn’t aware of the considerable amount of anatomy that I was about to learn at this course at the University of Wisconsin Stout. Just days into the semester I learned a great deal more than I had at the U of M.
I have always enjoyed drawing in a quick and gestural manner, so life drawing tends to come natural to me. I was never pushed to study proportions and detail at the U of M. I have been challenged in Life Drawing at Stout to question my mark making, which has opened my eyes to another dimension of drawing. I realized that the marks I was making prior to this class were intuitive, but not necessarily educated. This has been a struggle for me throughout the semester. Challenging myself tends to be the best way for me to learn.
Studying and creating muscles from clay has proved to be the most challenging aspect of this class although vital in understanding the human figure and how to draw it. I have also noticed that this better understanding of these three dimensional organic forms has improved my drawing in general. It has given my abstract work a dimension that it lacked previously. I am looking forward to furthering my knowledge of drawing, the human body, and organic form.
Click on the link below to view several images from my drawing this semester.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42667240@N08/
Image: A quick drawing by Amy highlighting some of what we've learned this Spring Semester.
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