Materials: ink, colored pencil
Time: 30 minutes
January 31, 2014
January 30, 2014
January 29, 2014
Art365 update: 75 day check point
When I last checked in with you, I'd been doing the project for 50 days. At that time I wanted to "just get better at art in general. To figure out what I liked and try to pick up skills with practice." Well, I'm feeling a little confused about that statement. How does a person get better at art, when they aren't really putting in the countless hours of time to practice something? Sure, taking 10 minutes to do a sketch is better than not drawing at all. But, I'm not improving any skills or becoming better at art in general. Sometimes I don't draw something because I know it would take me several hours to even do a good pencil sketch. Things that are complicated and good take time. There is SKETCHING, and then there is drawing. I love The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook and Shaun Tan said most of his drawings in that book took two hours or less. Creating art is like writing, which is also a form of art don't get me wrong. You have to brainstorm, outline, draft, edit and revise to get something that is really excellent. Do all those steps need to happen with fine art too?
But part of me doesn't want to take several hours on a drawing of something I don't really care about. Something I don't even want to hang on the wall or give away to someone. I know it's supposed to be about the journey and not the finished project. But I like creating something that I'm proud of or want to share with others. But those things that you can sell or giveaway takes hours of refinement and drafting. I didn't really want Art365 to be about that. But yet, I do. I feel like I need to be plugged in to the Matrix and receive a boost of artistic talent beamed directly in to my brain. All the skills but none of that hard work. How naive and foolish of me. But hard work is rewarding and I should start incorporating fewer, nicer projects. Maybe the projects span multiple days and I take pictures of the creative process too? All great options to consider when thinking about the upcoming months.
But part of me doesn't want to take several hours on a drawing of something I don't really care about. Something I don't even want to hang on the wall or give away to someone. I know it's supposed to be about the journey and not the finished project. But I like creating something that I'm proud of or want to share with others. But those things that you can sell or giveaway takes hours of refinement and drafting. I didn't really want Art365 to be about that. But yet, I do. I feel like I need to be plugged in to the Matrix and receive a boost of artistic talent beamed directly in to my brain. All the skills but none of that hard work. How naive and foolish of me. But hard work is rewarding and I should start incorporating fewer, nicer projects. Maybe the projects span multiple days and I take pictures of the creative process too? All great options to consider when thinking about the upcoming months.
Day 75: Mandela for School
Next week will be the beginning of a new semester where I teach. As a "get to know you" activity, I'm having my students create personal mandelas. A mandela is a circle that uses symbols instead of words to represent a person.
In the center of my circle is my family: my husband and my cat. I drew a sun to show that we are happy when we are together. On the left side of the circle is a book and an apple which represents my career as a teacher. On the top part of the circle is a green tent like what I had in my childhood and a roaring campfire. This represents my passion for going camping and the outdoors in general. On the right hand side is a paint brush and a simple work of art. That represents my love of the arts and creating things with my hands. On the bottom is a car on a road which represents my deeply engrained passion for traveling.
Materials: pencil, ink, colored pencils, crayons
Time: 30 minutes
In the center of my circle is my family: my husband and my cat. I drew a sun to show that we are happy when we are together. On the left side of the circle is a book and an apple which represents my career as a teacher. On the top part of the circle is a green tent like what I had in my childhood and a roaring campfire. This represents my passion for going camping and the outdoors in general. On the right hand side is a paint brush and a simple work of art. That represents my love of the arts and creating things with my hands. On the bottom is a car on a road which represents my deeply engrained passion for traveling.
Materials: pencil, ink, colored pencils, crayons
Time: 30 minutes
January 28, 2014
Day 74: stipled paw print
Whoops, screwed this up. Took the eraser to it too early and smeared it. Also, the pen was the wrong choice. I had a .5 and next time it should be a smaller ball point.
Materials: pen
Time: 20 minutes
January 27, 2014
Day 73: swirly
This marks a few things: today is the fourth anniversary of mom's passing. It's also my dad's birthday. This was inspired by the book "Extinction Point" by Paul Anthony Jones that has 'blood rain.' Thus the tear drops.
Materials: pen
Time: 15 minutes
January 26, 2014
Day 72: favorite Sesame Street character
Stylized Big Bird from the internet :) artist unknown. One of Jim Henson's sketches perhaps?
Materials: ink
Time: 15 minutes
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