End of 2009 update 歲末報告 @ Notes from A Small Island

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........

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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