This semester I taught two college courses in beginning drawing, involving the figure as subject some of the time. In a couple of the classes I drew alongside students because many times it is easier to show things than explain them verbally. I felt a little weird about it, first because students seem to expect the world of their instructor (gulp) and also because I definitely do not want to be the type that pushes students to make work in the same way as they do. But,,, I do remember vividly loving when my professors would draw in class and I could see drawings in their various states of finish, so I bit the bullet.
I'm not really sure whether these ended up being beneficial to students at all. But they were beneficial to me, which I didn't anticipate. The way I feel about making quick, small paintings from life, the release and risk it allows for is what I found in doing these drawings. I had the simple pleasure of putting charcoal to paper, one corner to the other. These are some of the drawings going from about 5 minute drawings at the top to 10 seconds by the end. I think they will be helpful in the studio too, when making paintings of figures without reference.
I'm not really sure whether these ended up being beneficial to students at all. But they were beneficial to me, which I didn't anticipate. The way I feel about making quick, small paintings from life, the release and risk it allows for is what I found in doing these drawings. I had the simple pleasure of putting charcoal to paper, one corner to the other. These are some of the drawings going from about 5 minute drawings at the top to 10 seconds by the end. I think they will be helpful in the studio too, when making paintings of figures without reference.
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