Getting to draw today was a bit tougher – my mom is over for a visit, so we were kind of occupied for most of the afternoon. But we did sit down to draw (just not together).
Dylan’s Big Draw Day 4 Drawing
Dylan chose to draw an every day thing: a cup. Very simple, but I love the confidence of his line!
Belle’s Big Draw Day 4 Drawing
I did several drawings again. Quite a few faces, and I’m happy to say that sometimes I got the nose right, and sometimes I got the lips right (I almost always get the eyes right) but what I was looking for was a drawing in which the eyes, nose, lips and shape of face were all right or close to right (yes, I’d be quite happy with “close to”!), and I kept just missing it. It’s coming along, though!
I also drew some very simple things: a Coca Cola bottle, a cup and saucer, a lamp. The Coca Cola bottle wins (you can see the faint outline of the cup and saucer behind it):
I have a book of fairy motifs, and I’m thinking I might try drawing from that. One thing that’s always eluded me in the past is drawing from my imagination. I’ve been loving all the beautiful and whimsical drawings and paintings I’ve been seeing online, and it would be so nice to be able to draw like that.
This is all so very good for me – with each day I’m gaining more confidence. That’s the way it works, right?
Three Beautiful Things
I also discovered Three Beautiful Things today, and it seems like such a beautiful way to end the day.
1. The strands of electric stars that serve as my office window “curtain”. We bought them one year from IKEA for Christmas, and when Christmas was over, we decided to just keep them up.
2. The view through the bedroom window. Right now the trees are showing all their beautiful colors, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Come winter, it will be another kind of beauty, a cold beauty but wonderful still.
3. The flavors of shrimp, cod and haddock puttanesca; leftovers of a dish that Ward cooked last weekend which we froze so that I could have a nice dinner while he’s away.
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05/10/2008 at 12:46 pm Permalink
Totally love Dylan’s mug. He’s quite a guy. And keeping up with the drawing a day too. An inspiration. Say hi to him from Suki.
Your coke bottle stands strong and firm in the page center. Done in pen too. glass is always a challenge, I find. Have fun w/ your Mom
05/10/2008 at 7:13 pm Permalink
that coke bottle is excellent, and dylan has done the mug to pour it in to.
05/10/2008 at 8:36 pm Permalink
Belle, Dylan has tremendous talent (and I’m not just saying that because he’s cute as a button, either). He does have strong lines and a good eye.
And so do you. You have an excellent eye.
One thing I’ve learned about drawing over the years is that it improves as the strength of your hand improves. As you practice, your hand-eye coordination will continue to improve and before you know it, you’ll be drawing from your imagination in no time. (Drawing from your imagination is much more difficult when the lines you see in your head don’t match the lines you put down on paper. LOL)
05/10/2008 at 9:00 pm Permalink
I just love the cup and the bottle.These are great examples for simple beauty! and the three beautiful things are like poetry:)
love
Andrea
05/10/2008 at 9:58 pm Permalink
Thanks, everyone. Dylan’s been finding the Big Draw quite exciting – I think what he likes most is picking out the drawing he wants to put up for the day! And as for me, I have been finding such deep satisfaction sitting down with paper and pen.
Teli, you’ve described it perfectly – when I try to draw from my imagination, it is harder to “see” the lines in my head and put them down on paper.
You guys are all so wonderful.
I’m so glad I found the Big Draw!