Still pluggin away.

I know I haven't posted anything on here, but I actually have been working on my art. I attend a model session once a week and I actually have really liked some of the drawings I've made, and I really considered putting them on here but I don't think I will.

For those of you not into art, drawing the figure helps observational art skills develop faster than anything else I know of. The reason is because our eye is so much more critical of people than it is of say a still life of some fruit. If the angle on the banana is off no one is going to notice, but if the angle of a foreshortened arm is off viewers are definitely going to be able to tell. Hopefully you can see why attending these sessions is so valuable to me.

I've kind of had a struggle inside of me as to if it's okay to do- seeing as the models are nude. I know BYU has their models in swimsuits or something, but I don't know of anything like that locally. So I am not really sure and anyways I have decided to not post my work because there are guaranteed to be people who will take it the wrong way. Anyways, I don' t know if this even makes sense but that's what's been going on with the art lately. :)

BTW for those of you interested in the online critiques check out the other blog on the side bar... it's brand new and nothings really there so if you want to add something give me your email and I will invite you to be an author.

It's time to post again

As a beginning artist I feel intimidated by the impressive work of others. I feel frightened to put myself out on the line. I feel scared that I may fail.I feel pressured to be incredible when I don't feel that I am yet. And so with the months passing since my graduation I have spent one 3 hour period half-heatedly creating art.

I didn't post anything from this last year of school... mainly because I began drawing and painting nude models which I thought may be offensive to some viewers. They aren't offensive to me, in fact the figure has become my favorite subject. Who'd a thought? :)

The point of this post is basically to have a written statement of what will be coming in an effort to motivate me and help me gain confidence. I just purchased a $4 book that came recommended from a co art student entitled Art & Fear.... I look forward to reading that. I also want to start a club of sorts. If you are an artist or would like to be I want to come up with a project once or twice a month, create it and then share what we have made- maybe even have a critique or something.

So get excited. I am going to start posting these new projects... the good, the bad the surprising. Good luck to me!