I feel like I went round in circles this week, and although I got a few good drawings out of it, I seem to have lost the thread of the of what I’m aiming for, especially how the drawings I am doing relate to the paintings I have in mind.
One of the things I focused on this week was drawing things in the back/foreground of my figures. Although I am not that keen on the drawings I produced when practicing this, it is still a good skill to hone.
I also drew a few contraptions. The Heath Robinson book arrived, but I didn’t find it as inspiring as I thought I would. I then tried some steampunk-type mechanics, but this too isn’t quite right for the paintings I have in mind. What I am after is water falling through different levels, rather than contraptions per se, so I’ll keep experimenting.
The drawings I really like, and enjoying doing the most, are little character studies of my friends and family. These are maybe something I can develop further down the road, as works in their own right. For now, I feel it’s important to not get too side-tracked by this type of drawing, as it’s somewhat of a departure from the figures I have in mind for the paintings. Still, all drawing is helpful, so I might keep doing these now and then.
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