Starting to Paint

Project 7 - Spaces in Between

Subject
Depicting in a visual way the spaces in between objects.
Looking at the spaces that exist between buildings and walls as much as possible without using the actual objects or buildings as a focus in the drawing.

A1 - Pastels

Setting Up
You will need to find a space where there is a large presence of negative space.
In the city there are large areas of negative space along streets between buildings. Open cut mines are great spaces or spaces in a large shed. Spend some time looking at areas around where you live such as driveways or laneways, to find a negative space that intrigues you.

Project 6 - Movement - Ideas

Setting Up
Although the subject for this project is movement, the actual focus will depend on individual situations. For some students it might be appropriate to set up a workplace overlooking a freeway focusing on the moving traffic. Others may have access to rehearsals at a ballet studio or sporting facility. In this sense it is not important what the actual subject is, as long as there is movement present.



These were just ideas I had....this is when I was sick, I was so ill that I couldn't even get out of bed, it was really a difficult time....so I didn't get it finished .... and apparently I didn't represent movement enough.......funny that, as I couldn't hardly move a muscle and being confined to bed was hard!

Project 5 - Speed & Observation

1 hour 29 mins on the subject, 1 minute on the background

1 hour 29 mins on the background, 1 minute on the subject

Proj. 4 - Still Life 2

Rendering of a still life, over a three hour period where the artist moves to different distances away from the still life during the production of the image.

Finished!


getting there....'above and below'

in the centre....

Project 4 - Still Life 1

1st Still Life - close/far

Project 3 - Exercise 2: Portrait Appropriation

My interpretation of Martin Ball's Neil Finn Portrait






Farniss
Finn
Grabowsky
Finn & Grabowsky

PROJECT THREE - ABSTRACTION - DIFFERING VIEWS

Subject

Observing the head or face from different points of views.

Project 2 - Warped Grid Portraits

1st Distortion of Grid Portrait 

2nd Distortion of Grid Portrait 

Comparison of 1st & 2nd Distortions 

Project 2 Ex.1 Grid Portrait Exercise

 

 

Extension Project 1 - Reflections in Water

This activity is similar to Project One, in that it involves drawing reflections of yourself as well as a great deal of other very complex modes of depiction.
Your site for this project may be the bathroom where you will find reflections in water from a sink or bath. It may be your pool, a lake or a river nearby that provides you with an adequate, recognisable reflection of your face....

- trying to get a decent photo of this drawing is harder than it was to actually draw.....frustrating, because I know it is not such a great drawing,
but it DOES look a little better in reality than it does here!!!

Work in Progress - Susi & Franz

 

 

 

 

Reflection in Water - Visual Diary Sketch

 

 

PROJ.1 eX.1 PREP. VISUAL DIARY

 

 

VAR12 - Project 1, Exercise 1 - Reflections of Self

 

 

Portrait distortion from looking into a shiny object - ie metal bucket, spoon, stainless steel bowl, etc.

VAR12 - WELCOME to my HomeWork....

let yourself shine....B)

VAR12 - Project 1 - Reflections

 

PROJECT ONE - REFLECTIONS OF SELF
- working on Project 1
Time Allowed 3 Hours
Subject:
Looking at your reflection in something round and shiny like a stainless steel soup ladle, colander, bowl, steel kettle, sink, hubcap, or a reflective sphere of any description.
Materials:
· one A1 piece of paper
· one drawing board
· masking tape
· a rounded shiny object
· a series of black felt pens/ thick textas

Mark Making

More work for the final Submission VAR!!