Notes from A Small Island

~ My first oil portrait ~ 

去年十二月開始上油畫，數週前老師教我們畫人像，這是我的第一幅人像畫，以前從沒接觸過。

這幅算完成了，完成的定義是：暫時不想幫他補妝了。 

幫他補了很多次妝，現在他的妝已經厚到初學的我無法改善，所以也是停筆的時候。

入秋後開始上素描課

班上七位固定班底

從去年十月開始上課

素描三期  水彩三期

這過程學生來來去去

不過我們幾個都撐下來  

現在回頭上【進階】素描

進階的意思  只是比以前更進一階罷啦

不是 advanced 喔

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上週兩位同學（夫妻）帶了他們去德國酒莊度假時買的酒來班上

課堂氣氛超 high  （平常就很熱絡喔）

喝酒助興  大家的畫藝更高昂

冰涼白酒   果香滋味      

連我都喝了兩（小）杯呢   

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素描1： 

4H, HB, 2B  

進階課程第一期

老師把重點放在掌握 物體的比例 

學習比例的測量  跟 輔助線

但輔助線畫了三週吧

大家都逐漸失去興趣   （我們比較喜歡亂畫）

素描2：

炭筆＋ 4H, HB, B, 2B

這是兩週前課堂的練習

不過那時我因流感上身  身體不適

所以沒去上課

上週跟老師要了圖  自己回來練習

邊看電視 邊畫

三四個鐘頭後

下列的這張狗狗就 （算）完成囉

學水彩學了近三個月吧

得坦承學水彩沒素描來的起勁

在學習和考試的壓力下    

水彩純粹只是放鬆的工具而已

What have I been up to?  Can't believe that my last post was like months ago.....

Right, a quick update before 2010 arrives.  I began taking a drawing class from October this year and I enjoy it enormously - it has certainly been an eye-opening experience for me.  I made some new friends, mostly silver-tops, and went on to work at a charity Christmas card shop.  Then in December I  enrolled on a challenging exam preparatory course (DPSI - Diploma in Public Service Interpreting). It turns out to be a bit tortuous, but I've made my bed and I'll have to lie in it. 

Just to show you some of my drawings - a complete beginner's drawing pieces........

跟大家分享我素描課的作品

Week 2 - A Banana

graphite pencils, free drawing, negative drawing technique

We started this piece in class and completed it at home.  I was totally amazed at the new technique - negative drawing (outlining an object from the negative space rather than the object itself).  After we identified the tones (lights and darks), we adopted this technique to shape the banana and straight away I fell in love with drawing.  I enjoy the freedom without many rules, the new perspective of vision, let alone the self-expression.  It's definitely something I want to keep on doing. 

Week 3 -  A Teddy Bear

Graphite pencils, transfer technique + blending

Week 8- Perspective Drawing

Graphite pencils, charcoal, free drawing

With love & best wishes!  Wish you all happiness and peace in 2010.