The cafe was PACKED this morning. When we first got there, we couldn’t even comfortably stand inside to wait for a seat. So we walked over to the studio and goofed off for a while. When we got back, they were still very busy, but we got our favorite seats at the counter. We ordered a piece of coconut cream pie first thing so I could draw it while waiting for our food. Isn’t that THE perfect excuse for coconut cream pie?
This week I let the day job and just about anything else work to prevent me conducting Painting Class. Â I have a philosophy that if you want to do something you will find a way to do it. Â If you don’t, you will find an excuse not to. Â Right now, I find myself making excuses for not doing the Painting Class. Â I don’t feel like I have refined the direction that I want it to go. Â I’m getting there. Â The wife and I had a long talk about it tonight, and I think we have a plan going forward. Â Unfortunately, it will take me a couple weeks to work it out.
In the meantime, local membership has been building and it is very exciting to me to have people just show up and begin arting along side me. Â THAT is EXTREMELY encouraging.
Bear with me while we work out the details of Painting class and it should be back in full force by February.
Tonight in Drawing Class I laid down the basics on how to draw an eye. Â I demonstrate how the human anatomy and life drawing can be broken down into basic shapes so that you can get a better understanding of the shading. Â I also talk about how using the AOH method as a tool, while helpful in understanding, can be a bit cumbersome because of the way it inhibits the fluid motion of a life drawing.
I drew three quick eyes to demonstrate differing styles such as the quick sketch, Â a basic drawing, or a fully realized rendering.
The class is free and online at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19554806
The password to get into the class is in the newsletter here: https://www.artisticbiker.com/newsletter
NUDITY ALERT!
Duh!
I am spending 5 minutes a day practicing drawing naked ladies nude figures. This is part of my #100DaysArt process where I pick something to practice for 100 days in a row. Â Here are the 5 minute nudes for the week of December 26, 2011 through January 01, 2012
All of the previous 5 minute nudes may be found in the gallery under 5 min nudes.
I want a new feature JUST for the newsletter and RSS subscribers. Â I’m galling it “Tips and Tricks”. Â We have enough accomplished and aspiring artists in our group that we can begin sharing little tips we learn along the way to help each other out. I’ll start off with a tip about leaving acrylic paint in your brushes. Â Don’t do it. It’s bad. Â Acrylic paint dries to plastic and you shouldn’t let it dry on anything you don’t want bonded to plastic. Â However, accidents happen. Â A brush inadvertently get left out and now you’re stuck. Â Not necessarily. Â You MAY be able to soak that brush in ammonia over night. Â The limited success I have had with this, the brushes lost a bit of their shape and were stained forever, but were still usable. Â I have tried it once and it had no effect whatsoever. I have not tried it with rubbing alcohol, but I have heard that works too. Maybe I’ll “ruin” a couple of my Wal-Mart brushes and test it out for you. If anyone else has any tips or tricks they want to share for next time, just send them along to blade@artisticbiker.com
