Module 1 of the fall semester

I actually finished my mod 1 homework before the due date. Looking ahead, it looks like this might be the only time that happens. I've got major amounts of work to do, in two subjects that are totally new to me. While I'm looking forward to it, I'm a little worried about getting it all done.

In Still Life I'm using oil paints for the first time in my life, actually this is the first time I've even attempted to paint a picture since probably grade school. We started out just working in shades of gray, cool since I've been working in charcoal for a while. Next week we'll be adding some color to the mix. I can tell I was concentrating so hard on getting the paint to bend to my will, that I totally messed up the structure of my forms. All in all, I'm still ok with how it turned out.

Figure Modeling was pretty easy this week, but it's going to ramp up quickly to hurt me, I can tell. The main part objectives this week were to build our armature, which is the skeleton we'll be putting our clay on, and gathering our supplies. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Two more weeks!

Fall semester is just around the corner, and I'm ready. Fees are paid, books are purchased, supplies are present and accounted for. Today was the first day we could log in and download the files we'd need, demos and lectures and such, and that's done. Nothing left to do but get started.
On the menu for this term we have FND-131 Figure Modeling, one of the few foundations classes I have left, and FA-110 Still Life Painting in oil, the first of my fine arts classes.

Since I don't have any post-worthy artwork at the moment, I'll leave you with a pic of the present I gave myself for my 46th b-day.

Get drawing!

Well, at least the half dozen that may see this anyway.
Saturday, June 6th is Drawing Day, so draw something and post it here or at the Drawing Day web site. Check it out here
http://drawingday.org/index.php

Spring semester grades

Looks like I did better than I thought. I got an A- in both my Figure Drawing class as well as English Composition. I'm doing much better than in high school. I guess paying this much to go to school is more motivational for me. I'm sure it has nothing to do with being older since I'm still a kid in my head.

The last of spring semester.

The last 15 weeks have went way too fast. Here are my final two works for Figure Drawing. I think they're my best so far. The mad dash to the finish has left me exhausted. I may sleep for 24 hours.

I'm not taking any classes at AAU this summer, but I'm going to be studying on my own and will still be posting work here.

Last of the exercises

Here's the last of the exercises for figure drawing. Now just two more drawings for my final homework and I can put this class to bed.

A first

More foreshortening this week.


Can you guess what "first" it was for me?
Only two more weeks of spring semester!