Happy Friday

[piskieinboots]

Morning

I seem to have woken in a light mood, which is excellent - I attribute this to the fact that yesterday I did a self-portrait*. Not much in that you might say, but as I'm studying a Design with Plants course and I am continually held back by my lack of ability to draw it felt like a move forward.

I'm working through a fab book 'Drawing on the Right Side of the brain'.

Today I have to draw a person from memory and then my hand - didn't we do that at school - clearly I didn't

Oh yes, and the car......I have a Mini, it is 'just' out of warranty it needs £1000 worth of repair work (cam chain or some such) I fainted - Mini have agreed to pay £750 of the fee as a 'goodwill' payment. I love them, I want their babies.

*my s-p makes me look like someone you would keep away from children and horses

[Headfry]

Great to hear form you Piskie
Good luck with the drawing.
cant comment on the s-p but the fact you want 'their babies' would be a worry or should be


Good on mini though - hope it all sorts out for you.

my car (my baby) needs new exhaust its just had a new turbo double

[Florence Fennel]

Happy Friday to you too Piskie and happy to see you too. You've been conspicuous by your absence, the drawing must be keeping you very busy.

[Nicos]

Morning!!!

...That's a fab book Piskie- my brother spent a weeks hols with us a couple of years back and 'forced' me to sketch with him for several hours daily.
He even brought out the paper, pencils, framework ( you'll know what I'm on about) so I had absolutely no excuse!

My reluctance was cos I can't draw for toffee- but I have to say that by the end of the week I was quite shocked at what I was able to draw! ( still vv amateurish but at least not total rubbish).
( I even achieved a 'raised eyebrow' from my OH- which is praise indeed!!!!)
I esp liked the idea that you draw the gaps.

Sort of wish I'd got the time to work my way through the whole book. Maybe one day eh??

*...and my s-p looked like a death mask

[piskieinboots]

Darling Snowdrop made me the frameworks bless him

I'm almost up to the part where I have to draw a chap upside down, which is to force the left-hand side of my brain to go 'oh heck, I'm off' hehehe

[di]

How long does this poor chap have to hang upside down?

I feel a little guilty for why I'm happy...promised the kiddies we'd go to the nasty,smelly,windowless play place for the day today...after the lovely sunshine we had yesterday I was dreading having to walk into the place and wave goodbye to a beautiful day...it's grey and miserable out there so I don't feel I'll be missing out now.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Hi Pisk (*waves)

I can't draw at all - I get my (lack of) ability from my mum, who tried and failed to draw a banana in a letter to one of the grandchildren a few years ago. My big sister, however, who inherited more from my dad is a commissioned artist.

[Nicos]

Upside-down man is brill- that's what shocked me the most- I almost fell over ( had I not already been sitting down) when I turned round my page.

Oh- and anyone interested...this is the book ( well- there may be a newer edition now???)

http://hunternuttall.com/blog/wp-con...-the-brain.jpg

[piskieinboots]

Hi Hazel (*waves back)

[stella]

Can you not just draw the man the right way up and then turn the paper upside down......

[piskieinboots]

Good plan stella - but the idea is to make you draw what you see (right brain) rather than what logic tells you you see (left brain) - if that makes sense...not sure it does to me but then I'm a learner drawer

[stella]

My brain says make life easy but hey perhaps thats why I cant draw

[SueA]

Good on you Piskie, I like Stella's idea about turning the paper upside down!

[Glutton4...]

Stop it you lot! I just HAD to buy that book. We did that 'upside down' test in Art class yeeeeeeeaaars ago. You reminding me has got me all fired-up to get the pencils out...

[piskieinboots]

....You reminding me has got me all fired-up to get the pencils out...

YAAY - let's have a draw-in/out