Total Hours: 14
Well, this week was pretty productive, thankfully. I started and almost completed one drawing (my first final). I've also started a second drawing. I have a few minor touch ups to do on the first drawing, and I'm 1/2 finished with the second drawing.
I am working in charcoal. I played with both graphite and charcoal, and chose the charcoal over the graphite for a few reasons... it's messier/dirty looking - which directly applies to my concept, I feel more comfortable working in charcoal - which is critical considering our time line, and I love contrast - charcoal highlights contrast! I've been working all my compositions from the photos that I've already taken.
I am going to have to take a few more photos to get to the 8-10 images that I'd like to have by the end of the semester, which is totally doable.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Time Log 8: Senior Drawing
Total Hrs: 10.5
This week consisted of critiquing, photo shooting, and sketching. I tried to make my models be more specific in their facial expressions this time. I wish I had a better camera to work with... The iPhone camera is all I've got to work with... so, I'll have to make it work. I'm working on an 18"x24" scale, and I am enjoying it. OH yes... And I went back to working in charcoal and I'm loving it! Conceptually, I feel like it is more applicable to my topic as well. So, yeah, making some progress in the final goal direction. This is good and somewhat encouraging, but there is SO much to do in the next 6-7 weeks. Yikes. But let me say that I am very excited at this point.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Time Log 7: Senior Drawing
Total Hours: 10
Kate Mase
October 11, 2011
Dr. –
Senior Drawing Contract
With drawing this semester, I would like to take the time to explore literal portraiture and symbolic portraiture. I will use graphite sticks (possibly charcoal if I find that I don’t like the graphite) on large pieces of paper. In addition, I will incorporate tracing paper into the pieces to create layering affects. This interests me as an artist and I want to explore it as much as I can. I will use techniques that I learned in drawing 1, but more specifically gesture drawing, with the intent to create more expressive, evocative imagery. I will use original sources from photos that I take. I would like to have around 10 images at the end of the semester.
The concept behind all of this is about sex trafficking. The symbolic portraiture represents the plethora of women and children that have been/continue to be sold into the sex industry globally. I have selected fruit because in art history, it is used as something that represents original sin and/or life. I see sex trafficking as something completely unnatural, and yet it continues to affect life after life. The literal portraits will be those of men who are consuming the fruit. In addition, I see fruit as something very common. Grocery stores are packed with fruit. It’s cheap. It’s replaceable. It’s easy to access… which is the case with many of these women and children.
This week, my time was split working on 2 different sketches of 2 of my friends. I took their pictures a few weeks ago, and this week, I was able to work on creating compositions from my photos.
I drew them with graphite sticks because it is on larger paper. I am contemplating trying to do the same compositions in charcoal to see if I like how one looks in comparison to the other. I know that I like to work in charcoal already, so I may try to stick with the graphite sticks because I don't have a ton of experience with them.
I also worked on my contract for the semester. I am haven't narrowed it completely down to graphite because I could end up going back to charcoal.
Kate Mase
October 11, 2011
Dr. –
Senior Drawing Contract
With drawing this semester, I would like to take the time to explore literal portraiture and symbolic portraiture. I will use graphite sticks (possibly charcoal if I find that I don’t like the graphite) on large pieces of paper. In addition, I will incorporate tracing paper into the pieces to create layering affects. This interests me as an artist and I want to explore it as much as I can. I will use techniques that I learned in drawing 1, but more specifically gesture drawing, with the intent to create more expressive, evocative imagery. I will use original sources from photos that I take. I would like to have around 10 images at the end of the semester.
The concept behind all of this is about sex trafficking. The symbolic portraiture represents the plethora of women and children that have been/continue to be sold into the sex industry globally. I have selected fruit because in art history, it is used as something that represents original sin and/or life. I see sex trafficking as something completely unnatural, and yet it continues to affect life after life. The literal portraits will be those of men who are consuming the fruit. In addition, I see fruit as something very common. Grocery stores are packed with fruit. It’s cheap. It’s replaceable. It’s easy to access… which is the case with many of these women and children.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Time Log 6: Senior Drawing
Total Hours: 8
This week I took more pictures of men eating fruit. I was able to get three, willing models to shoot. I started sketching out a composition. I made my models make more "fierce" or "malicious" faces while they were biting into their food to create a more evocative image (hopefully). I know that I have the control of that in my actual execution of the drawing. I am using big graphite sticks right now, but I might move to charcoal. I'll see how these 2 sketches turn out and go from there.
This week I took more pictures of men eating fruit. I was able to get three, willing models to shoot. I started sketching out a composition. I made my models make more "fierce" or "malicious" faces while they were biting into their food to create a more evocative image (hopefully). I know that I have the control of that in my actual execution of the drawing. I am using big graphite sticks right now, but I might move to charcoal. I'll see how these 2 sketches turn out and go from there.
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