WIP Wednesday - Georgetown Atelier

I had the same view this week at the Atelier (extreme foreshortening!) -

This week, I brought a 'cheat' - a quartered plastic sheet clipped onto a frame that you can 'trace' the image in front of you with a dry erase marker (a la Betty Edwards - Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain).

I'd kind of forgotten about this tool - haven't used one for years (but I also try hard to not ever draw anything that foreshortened from life if I can help it!)

Hugely useful though. I didn't have to spend so much time referee-ing the knock-down, drag-out arguments that my right and left brain have when I attempt this kind of thing. It's generally paralyzing (see the incredible lack of progress with this same pose last week).

After lunch, we continued to discuss composition. This week, Root Rectangles -

(with example armatures on classic paintings)

As well as a discussion on Golden Sections - all aspects of formal composition I've never really studied before. So, yay.

*And*, I'd asked about our instructor's approach to line work (SO beautiful!!!) -

So, we ended the day with a discussion on his thought process behind his line and brush making. Looking forward to seeing if I can apply this stuff!

WIP Wednesday - Line Art (seed packets!)

(Blogger would not let me post this the other day when I wanted to - so better late than never?)

Being inspired by *Spring* and planting and gardens and all, I thought I'd revisit my garden-seed collection (which I truly will package up and share with interested parties, I promise! I have any number of things that re-seed profusely!). These are the initial mock-ups. Will see how it progresses....

(and here are my very tiny, very late seeds-started-indoors. NOT from my garden-seeds who re-seed themselves quite.....readily).

(Let me know if you want seeds!)