If you're not moving forward.

It's funny that as I actually sit here with this picture in front of me I can see everything that's wrong with it. First off, the model that we were drawing is not nearly as fat as I made him in this drawing. Though if you were to look at the progression of drawings and how I have improved greatly since the start of this drawing, maybe you'd say that I just needed another half an hour or so and I might believe you. I do like the way that the lines are looking though because it's been pretty hard for me to actually realize those lines and find how they fit into the bone structure of the face. Some of the things that I thought were really difficult were the eyes because of the fact that he always seemed to be opening and closing them rather than keeping them open, which really does make sense because your eyes can get really dry and tired. As you can probably see, I made the chin really quite large which in all actuality it looked proportionate when I was drawing it and seemed like it when I looked at it in the drawing room. But, such is life, and I'm just glad that I'm not making Rob pay for this portrait or something haha because than... Well, he'd give me a receipt. In other news and notes... my back is breaking because I'm bent over this board I'm working on for sculpture. No kids I dont guarantee that handing over your life is a good idea but I'm gonna say that you're eventually gonna hand your life over to someone or something. I chose art a long time ago.

You spread your wings.

This week has been something interesting and frustrating and somewhat unproductive and productive... Yeah, if that makes any sense to you I will be surprised because lately everything has been really jumbled. In life drawing this week we worked on drawing noses, ears, and lips and I feel as if when I actually take a look at my drawings they are significantly worse than I had originally believed them to be. It’s a bummer that its almost finals week and I feel as if I haven’t improved at all in my drawings but the good thing is that I feel as if I have gotten a further appreciation for life drawing and how difficult it actually is. Also, I realized that when we study the individual body parts and how they fit into the body I become more and more aware of these parts and I look for them in people as well as through pictures. I was actually sitting here typing and I leaned over to a friend of mine and showed him how I actually found a bunch of pictures of lips and eyes and put them into a folder on my computer. I have a long way to go with my drawing abilities as well as in adjusting the way that I see things in order to really make any changes and so I feel that I will be doing that a great deal this summer if I can help it. Okay, so anyways… I think that I have said something like this before but I think that the structure under the surface is what makes me so uneasy when I draw. I hate the fact that I’m rambling but if you ever really talk to me you’ll see that’s how I am on a normal basis. As far as the title of my blog goes, all of them really have to do with things that I am thinking about in my practice and throughout my life…. This week is more of a commentary on relationships and the fact that we are all capable of growth both with and without them.