PART 1 Planning for Assignment 1 - Still Life

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So, I am now working on the first assignment for Drawing 1. It helps me if I rewrote the assignment criteria out in my shorthand and words. It allows me to jot down thoughts and plans as I go through.

Original brainstorm for assignment
I've always felt that I could improve my composition skills, even before I started the art course I am on. I try and run the Golden Ratio through my work but more often than not the work is more abstract, gestural, expressionist and I guess spontaneous. However, this is no excuse not to work on composition, so I need to practise for it to become second nature. I think it probably is, as I am aware of myself 'eyeing it up' and feel if it is not sitting right. 

Working on composition, thinking about relative sizes and balance


Final layout and plan, thinking about materials to use and how to connect them
Through the various OCA Drawing 1 forums there was some discussion as to the intention and aims of the task. Using various media, create one drawing? Or, create drawings using various media? I originally felt that the first option would lead me to create a rather disjointed drawing, where each component is different to its neighbour. I thought my workflow and process would be stop-start and I would lose my momentum.

 However, I thought I might work with this 'obstacle' in my assignment. So, yes, use a range of media but demonstrate connection between the objects, i.e. bring a hint of one medium in to another.

 The media I have chosen for each object reflect the marks I want to make, I feel they matched the mood I would be trying to create in each part. For example, a drawing pen helps me make quick, hard lines for the Buddha statue (I have mixed feelings about this object which I will expand on in my final reflection!), brush and ink make soft, flowing, relaxed lines on the vase.

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