tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post8900207838224415390..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Upside downJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-49127989750126556812010-02-14T19:33:48.615-05:002010-02-14T19:33:48.615-05:00I somehow had this idea that drawing upside down w...I somehow had this idea that drawing upside down would be easier than my recent exercises. It took real effort to focus on shapes and their relative positions. <br /><br />Wow, that is quite an exercise from your workshop. <br /><br />You know, I've real all about exercises in my library of drawing books but never paid them much mind. Now I'm learning how effective they can be.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-55615181810992321652010-02-14T18:45:17.392-05:002010-02-14T18:45:17.392-05:00Love the last line of today's post.
Quite the ...Love the last line of today's post.<br />Quite the exercise to draw upside down, isn't it? In a recent workshop, we had to do self portraits upside down-in many ways it took the pressure off of trying to capture a likeness as we concentrated on shapes, negative space and how they related to each other. When our paintings were finally turned right side up, many of us felt that while the works themselves were not exact likenesses, we had indeed captured something of ourselves that our more traditionally painted portraits lacked.<br />~ gretchengretchennoreply@blogger.com