Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Sketchbook 1998

I started a sketchbook in 1998. A lot of reading had convinced me that I needed to be drawing everyday. I was taking lessons from Kamille, but they were only once a week, at the same time I was attending life drawing at the U, but again that was only for a few hours weekly. On the inside of the front cover or the sketch book I outlined my rather ambitions goals.



I started filling pages with little bits from all around.




Once the weather permitted, I headed for Layton City Park. Years before I had dreamed of making sketches of ducks and other wild life. I now found that it is much easier to draw a bird than a person. Ones eye is not as critical. The same holds for plants.
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So many ducks.
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Come summer we were off to Cherry Valley Scout Camp. There, by the sea, one found a host of subjects to draw, what I didn’t have was time.



After Camp, we visited Loll. I missed it so much. We also went to Copenhagen basin to pick Huckleberries. While there I took time to make this sketch.

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Autumn brought me back to my house in Layton, my memory jar, fall fruits, and more ducks.
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That winter we visited Hogal Zoo. I sketched a rather intimidating chimpanzee. It was a bit disconcerting when, a few weeks later, the animal tried to kill his keeper and had to be shot. I think I saw that in his eye. Did I catch that evil glint?
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There were many more drawing than I have posted here. The practice was valuable. I also continued my work with Kamille and my life Figure Drawing sessions. You can see some of these other efforts at Figure Drawing from the 1990’s.

2 comments:

Alison Conner said...

I'm glad that you are posting all these drawings and talking about how much you have worked and put into getting better. It is something that I admire in you. I hope that this effort to make oneself better is something that I can emulate. Thank you for sharing, sometimes I don't get to see all that you have done. Thank you.

Lysis said...

Alison,

I am glad you liked these things. I have enjoyed organizing them and reevaluating my progress. I am very proud of you, all the hard things you have done, the dreams you hold, and your determination to gain them.