With the exception of a few lapses, I’ve dutifully been drawing in my sketchbook everyday this month. Granted, it wasn’t an overwhelming body of work, but it was a good start and I’m noticing small changes in my drawing style and habits. Here’s some of what I’ve done this month, ordered oldest to most recent:Continue reading “Sketchbook Update: August”
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Progress Report: A Little Flower
Earlier this month I documented the beginning of my journey with this song (hear where it all began). I have since learned how to play the whole thing. Go me! Here it is! I am still working on making it more dynamic and expressive. I’m also still trying to wrap my head around how theContinue reading “Progress Report: A Little Flower”
Watercolor Exercises: Flex Those Brushes
I’ve been playing around with watercolor for a few months now, but I’ve never taken the time to try to understand how this medium really works. While it seems simple on the surface, let me assure you, watercolor is not easy. Yes, there are only four main components: paint, water, brushes, and paper. But theContinue reading “Watercolor Exercises: Flex Those Brushes”
Blind Drawing: You Try Not Looking
It’s so difficult for me not to continuously look at the page while drawing. It’s like my eyes don’t believe I have hands I can draw with unless they’re looking right at them while drawing. If you recall from my last post, I’m trying to develop this new habit of actually looking at the subjectContinue reading “Blind Drawing: You Try Not Looking”
A Little Flower
I have started learning a new piece called A Little Flower by Cornelius Gurlitt. Over the next few weeks/months (there really is no telling) I will be documenting my progress in understanding and performing this piece. D Major Scale In the interest of turning over a new music leaf, I started by practicing the DContinue reading “A Little Flower”
Keys To Drawing Project: Ugly Feet (and Other Sketches)
In the hopes of improving my sketchy drawing skills, I’ve placed myself in the hands of Bert Dodson and his highly recommended book Keys to Drawing. I’ll be going through each of the 48 exercises in the book and sharing some of the results and learning here. To begin with, I thought I’d show someContinue reading “Keys To Drawing Project: Ugly Feet (and Other Sketches)”
Adventures in Photography Volume II
So, I got this book called Creative Photography Lab: 52 Fun Exercises for Developing Self-Expression with Your Camera. As the title suggests, this book contains a series of photography labs designed to develop both technical and creative skills in photography. The first lab in the book is to take thirty shots in thirty minutes onContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume II”
The Basics of Graphite Grading
I just found out yesterday that pencils have different levels graphite grading (resist your urge to ridicule, please), and this is what makes some pencils have harder lines and some softer. Previously, I thought a pencil was a pencil, and maybe just the size of the tip was what made a difference. I almost always used mechanicalContinue reading “The Basics of Graphite Grading”
Compulsive Creation 