Drawing Lab Exercise 2

Ha Ha!! :) These are always interesting. 

A blind contour drawing is one that is drawn without looking at your paper in order to train your brain and hand to draw what you actually see rather than what you think you see.  It's a good exercise.

Check out my lab partners' posts too! :) 

Laura 

Kate

Kristilee

Now I'm off to tear up more books for examples for my Altered Books Workshop!!  (Because just like I so often feel the need to make a new costume for a belly dance performance, I felt like re-making all the examples for this workshop. ;) Perhaps it's time to order soft gel medium in bulk since I'm out of the jar I picked up Saturday. Busy, busy, busy! :)

Drawing Lab Exercise 1

Drawing Cats in Bed

So, a few homeschooling Moms and I are working through the book Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists by Carla Sonheim.   Laura Gyre came up with the idea and I was keen to join.  The first "assignment" is to draw cats in bed (or on a pillow) to encourage loose, expressive lines and then the "do something further with it".  So, here are my kitties.  :)

I think the one in the bottom left corner is hilarious and looks a bit like a flying squirrel, or Roo from the Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh.  Same thing really. ;)  I didn't intend for it to look hilarious, in case you were wondering.  ;)

I liked this one enough to color it in with pencil.  He's a bit crazed and about to take a nap.  I can relate. ;)