Saturday, May 14, 2011

Drawing Class - WIP

Click on the drawing to see more detail if you want. 
Yesterday, our professor scheduled an extra help session with our latest project (and believe me, I need extra help!). We all met at Forsyth Park and I made some good progress on this perspective drawing. We are working on one-point and atmospheric perspective.

Can I just say that this takes such a long time!! Such a very, very long time!!! At this point, I am getting some of the bigger areas worked on, such as the never-ending azalea bushes and the many oak trees covered with gobs of swaying Spanish moss.... And then I have to go in and change some of the values to have more dark and light.

All I can say is that I'm going to spend a good bit more time at the park to get this finished. We have one more class on Monday working on this and then it's due Wednesday. Of course, I'll share the finished piece with you... Wish me patience!

I'm planning to visit your blogs this weekend. I tried yesterday and still had trouble with leaving comments. I hope it's all fixed now...

Wishing you a fantastic weekend!!
Posted by Silke Powers at 11:09 AM
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12 comments:

  1. BethMay 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    It's fun to see your work in progress. Good luck with it! It does seem like a ton of work. But you'll get it done, and it'll be great I'm sure.

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  2. Silke PowersMay 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Thank you, Beth! I have to say, these drawings always look soooo boring to me on my blog... It'll look better when it's all done!! :)

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  3. RobinMay 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    What an ambitious undertaking!! Looks like it's coming along really well!!! I DO wish you lots of patience---I know I don't seem to have nearly as much of it as I did when I was younger!! But you're doing great work!!

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  4. Elisabeth PalzkillMay 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Liebe Silke,

    mittlerweile scheint die Sonne, und wir
    schicken Sonnengrüße zu dir

    Angela und Elisabeth

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  5. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.May 14, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Perspective is key ... and tricky, both in art and in life!

    Great work - will keep my eye out for final version.

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  6. PoetessWugMay 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    WOW! That one really IS involved! I can see all of your hard work already though. Keep it up! :-)

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  7. Bella SinclairMay 14, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Well, it's a great excuse to spend some time outside. Wow, lots of detail already. I can tell that all the moss and bushes and leaves would drive me crazy, but you are doing such a fine job! Can't wait to see the finished product!

    And wow for your second emergence! I love the color combo!!!

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  8. Ces AdorioMay 15, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    I always like drawing or painting in plein aire! I just love being outside, although I end up sleeping. Yes, I did that in S. Carolina. I feel asleep like ahomeless person. Hahahah! Ooooh! playing with light! Nice.

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  9. JessMay 16, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    I wish I'd had art lessons like that, sounds like they're really good! Glad to see Blogger back to normal today!xx

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  10. DeborahMay 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Oh Beautiful One, how you are growing by leaps and bounds, and to think that this incredible talent was always within you, from the very beginning, patiently waiting for you to discover yourself. YOU are a work of art! **sigh** my inspiration.
    **kisskiss** Deb

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  11. Mr. H.May 16, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    I loved seeing your last few emergence paintings and look forward to seeing the end result of your perspective drawing. Hope you had a great weekend... Winslow and Ramses are staring at me, Winslow looks so serious.:)

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  12. Such a Wondrous Place this Faery SpaceMay 17, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I am just astounded at Emergence II! Great art, friend! Love the foggy sketch! Soo lovely! Blessings to you.

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