Hey! I went to figure drawing!
Once winter hits us for real, I go into hibernation, and don’t tend to make it out for life drawing until the spring.
But to be honest, I didn’t draw these today. I had this stash of line drawings saved from a previous live session, months and months ago. I can’t even remember when. I procrastinated long enough that I said; why not save them for #OneWeek100People.
The real story is; I was waiting for the right moment, when I was brave enough to potentially ruin these drawings.
I find if I wait long enough I lose the ‘jealous hoarding’ feeling, and it’s ok to risk destroying them. Or – maybe – it’s more like, I stack up enough drawings in reserve that I feel like I have ‘drawings to burn.’
That’s certainly the case this week!
The experiment this time was to destroy the image! and then see if I could save it. Maybe find a new way to unify the figure with the background.
I made a first pass that’s completely wet and wild, using 2″ flat to flow color onto these 6×9″ pages. Then came back with selective wet-on-dry blends, pushing and pulling edges, seeing if I can bring the figure back into focus.
(It’s not really as risky as I’m making it sound. You’re just re-establishing sharp edges where you need them.)
So, this is one of the hidden benefits of an art marathon. Setting aside time to do ‘crazy experiments’. Things I probably wouldn’t try and do on a normal week.
