Another Crack at Bowie

Used what I learned studying heads yesterday while doodling today.  This is a doodle, done during lunch, about 2" tall.  Though shading still leaves much to be desired, I think it is better than my earlier attempt in proportion and symmetry.  It was so much easier to place the features with the Loomis framework in place.  

Loomis heads

Finally brave enough to start drawing in a sketchbook.  Why was that so hard?  ;)

I took a look at Andrew Loomis's book, Drawing the Head and Hands but hadn't jumped into it until I watched some videos that showed an easier way to do it.  

Following along with the videos and taking notes

Practicing different positions from the book:  Once you do it a lot of times, it is easy to remember the method.

Art Class - Third and Last Project: Acrylic on Canvas 16x20

I won't be going back to this class.  I like some of the things I did in the class, but I'm not sure that I was "taught" anything by the teacher.  She basically allowed us the use of her studio and used negativity as her method to try to teach us something.  Three classes after my daughter did something wrong, the teacher was still yammering on about how she ruined her drawing due to doing it wrong. Would not let up. It was my daughter's first freaking art class.  The teacher should show the proper technique before turning a beginner student loose to do something wrong.  I had my own issues with her as well.  But enough ranting.  Here is the last thing I worked on:

I'd like to remove about 60% of the flowers and add more greenery to look more like the reference picture.

Might also remove the stupid birds that the teacher added "for me."  Maybe some day.  

The art teacher thought that the composition was terrible. AFTER I showed her the picture I wanted to work from, and after I was finished.  The flowers are too distracting, drawing the eye away from the beautiful distant seascape.  Well, being that the inspiration was a picture of flowers close-up with a distant seascape, it was the exact composition that I wanted.  I just wanted to learn to paint.  Guess I'll try it solo for awhile.

This picture was the inspiration:

Painting Course Lesson 7 - Line Variation

Lessons / activities here:  http://painting-course.com/the-painting-and-drawing-classes/

Doodling with the brush pen

Drawing #13:  Shoes

Drawing #14:  Abstract  (and more doodling - perspective practice)

Sketching / gesture

Pause the TV during the Olympics for tons of poses.

Family sits still long enough to sketch while playing Skyrim.