So, here we are, three days of students left, one exam down, four to go. The bell is about to ring and the two students I have had hanging out drawing with me for the last two hours are about to go home.My drawing students are going to do something they have never tried before, as an exam activity. I borrowed plaster casts of facial parts from our Lynchburg Academy of Fine Arts and we are going to draw cast drawings using charcoal and white chalk. I thought something academy-like might be a good way to draw a long year to a close, so we are going to try it. Here's a sample I did today using a 2H pencil, a HB pencil, a white conte stick and a white stick of soft pastel on some cheap, cheap chipboard. It was actually fun to do but really requires the artist to keep his/her focus on the model. This is one of the first times I have tried to draw from a cast, but it won't be the last. Hannah is in her math exam for about two more minutes and as soon as the students leave the building, we will leave for lunch. My printmaker has sent me a link to all the prints he has done for me. They are beautiful. You cannot tell them from the real thing. Check them out here. http://www.tetragraphicsinc.co
Just e-mail me if you are interested in any of them. So far, end of semester is going very well. I think this will be a short comment today, not really feeling the need to blast anyone but BP ("Beachy Petroleum") but why bother? No one's reading this anyway.
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