PLC Mural Video Link

Here it is:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W3mdNXCzarA

Enjoy...and be proud...I will post some in progress photos as soon as I catch my breath...

(and no more puddin' for me)

Drawing I Portfolio Requirements

You must bring 8 of the following drawings to the Portfolio Review:

All of these should have been done in class or as homework.

• tonal study (such as the first day exercise)
• an example of a gesture drawing
• an example of ink wash
• an example of negative space
• an example of contour line
• the homework contour drawing of veggies
• Exposing Scarlet project
• an example of cross contour
• an example of a value study
• an example of one-point perspective
• an example of two-point perspective
• an example of a still life with an ellipse in it
• a portrait drawing
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  We will only have time for short critiques, so only bring the eight best examples from the list above.
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  Also, I will provide you with lunch on Monday (and maybe even some cookies :-)
  Carol

Favorite quote from the Jon Houghton workshop

Jon Houghton, Nicole, watercolor demo

Jon did this demo...sorry, this was the best slide I got of it and he took the portrait with him. Anyway, he carefully drew her features and then mixed up a flesh tone and THREW it on the paper! We all gasped. He laughed and said something about "it can't get any worse now". Then he proceeded to create this lovely work. But, it was a valuable lesson even for me----you cannot be afraid to make mistakes. A certain and deliberate boldness is liberating. I also noticed an economy of marks---I know my students have heard this before....if you can say it with one stroke---why use twenty?

This is an oil sketch demo Jon did of Nicole as well. Lovely. I will post his portrait of Tamra (aka Michelle :-) as soon as I get a good slide of it.

But my favorite quote: "The mind cannot comprehend what the rear cannot endure".