{"id":180,"date":"2020-04-02T15:33:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2101-spring-2020\/?p=180"},"modified":"2020-05-06T07:16:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:16:31","slug":"lamp-and-vase-on-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2101-spring-2020\/drawing\/lamp-and-vase-on-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamp and vase on table"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches<\/p>\n

X<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For this first week, I decided to draw part of a side table in our living room because I wanted to draw something on a smaller scale. My intention for this drawing was to produce something photo-realistic. I concentrated on the shading and value of the objects. Throughout the process, I was reminded that I haven\u2019t quite discovered my drawing style and I was disappointed about how I shaded the objects. Because I don\u2019t think it gave me the realistic effect that I was going for. I\u2019m not sure how I can improve this. I also had trouble with drawing the dried flowers. There are more flowers in the vase with infinite amounts of detail. So my question is, how do we approach a highly detailed subject? Is there a certain method I can be using? I also don\u2019t think I successfully captured the depth of the space. The back wall can just as easily be on the same plane as the objects. For my next drawing project, I would like to try a more impressionistic style.<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

From Mark:<\/p>\n

It sounds like you’re not going to stay with this approach, but if you were, the work of Charles Sheeler comes to mind:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Charles Sheeler, 25 x 19.5″<\/p>\n

This was done with cont\u00e9 crayon, keeping a super sharp point to get the finest grain possible. It’s also from a photo, which helped him to lock in the values and simply (so to speak) transcribe them.<\/p>\n

I also see the hint of something in that vase that reminds me of the work of Gail Spaien, who teaches at Maine College of Art:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gail Spaien<\/p>\n

This also connects, for me, with your interest in Frida Kahlo’s work, which is so rich in patterning. Pattern could also be a solution because large flat areas are one of the hardest things to ask a pencil to do.<\/p>\n

I should know, having made pencil drawings like this one for years….<\/p>\n

\"\"MW, “Grey Rainbow,” 1978, Graphite on paper, 9 x 12 inches<\/a><\/p>\n

Note the reflector on the lamp, which has a small self-portrait in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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