Sorry I've been such a stranger around here. I'm feeling a bit stressed about finally graduating and trying to get a full time job and all that jazz, which makes me withdraw from writing about myself. I have some drawings I could probably upload, but they're kind of in a larger format which is difficult to scan. I'll see what I can do. This last week, as part of my own personal Christmas

I know I should post here more. I guess I don't because I don't know what I'd say at this point; or rather, I have a lot to say, and I don't know exactly where to start. Drawing class is going well. I consistently draw more slowly than my classmates, but I've come to realize that it's because of my earnest efforts to improve proportion in my drawings. Even my instructor, perhaps sensing my

I'm really glad I'm taking an art course this semester. In many ways, it was exactly what I needed. The lecture aspect is almost always things I already know from reading or instinct. What's really valuable about the classes is that the prof. makes us sit down and draw according to strict guildlines. For example, today we were presented with a table that had different shapes on it; the

School began today, and with it the first formal art class that I've had since Jr. High. I have a good feeling about it. Not only will it be an environment for me to practice in, it will also give some polish to my design and composition skills, something I sorely need. Our first class, after going over the syllabus, was to draw a still life in two ways: using only lines and using only values

Today I tried to do some quick sketches of students between class. I really wanted to be able to do complete gestures, but I find it's really hard to do foreshortening on the fly. There was one girl who was doing some interesting gestures with her hands, but I just wasn't fast enough to be able to draw it. There was also another girl with a really interesting face (which is great, because 75%

You may wonder why I keep putting up pics of my hand. Two reasons: 1) Drawing hands is the easiest thing for me to draw accurately and 2) I've been trying to follow the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain exercises, and they always start with a drawing of your own face, a drawing of your hand, and a drawing of the corner of a room. So, after myself, I did the hand and room to start it out.

It's been a while since I posted any pictures here, huh? I'm not particularly pleased with the way this self-portrait turned out (looks nothing like me), but I did get a better feel for the way I was seeing than I have in the past. I had a better sense of proportions for that reason - which is why I don't understand why the picture doesn't quite *look* right, but oh well. I was given a 35mm