Jackson Pollock, continuous lines & spots of colour

We started the session by looking at the work and processes of Jackson Pollock.

The Task

Using a pen or pencil, draw three walls of the room in a continuous line.

Repeat twice more.

Select three colours.

Using one colour, fill 7 shapes in the drawing.

as above with the second and then the third colour

Consider carefully where to place the colour.  You have control over how viewers will see the work. 

Those who finished quickly were then asked to repeat the process but with a different subject.

Most excellent everyone!

[2 April, additional drawing added below]

Mabel 1

Mabel 2

Mike 1

Mike 2

Mike, "Mabel, Monica & Dorothy"

Monica 1

Monica 2

Monica 3

Stuart 1

Stuart 2

Stuart 3

Dorothy 1

Dorothy 2

Mandy:  made by following the blog - brill!

drawing, ducks & Human Foot Print

Another Saturday drawing with friends & colleagues.  This time I decided to take duck & try out a couple of drawings for the boat.

"Duck 6909" starred in "Human Foot Print" April 2007, a Chanel 4 science & art film which illustrated the things an average person did or consumed in a lifetime.  The ducks represented showers & baths.

I was very fortunate to be part of the production's art team.  We prepared & set up the installations before filming then removed them afterwards.  Hard work but great fun.

After a trawl around the internet I came across Billy Woods website which has a few stills from the film.  These follow below. 

Duck as Anglesey 

Stills from the film by Billy Woods.

Thousands of showers & baths

The chocolate we eat - my finger prints are all over this!

Cups of tea in Trafalgar Square

our holiday - sandcastles made on Studland Beach & the books we read

Plasticine, mugs & beyond...

The Task...

select a colour of Plasticine and make a drinking vessel 

make a colour wheel by mixing the Plasticine

make another item or draw what you have made

Brilliant results!  We used children's Plasticine and spoons as out modelling tools.  Some moulded, some sculpted, some coiled & some made slabs to construct the cups & mugs.

Colour mixing brought out mixed results but like mixing watercolour or coloured pencils add the darker colour to the lighter one.

Well done everyone!

Angie

Christine

Dorothy

Dorothy

Dorothy

Dorothy

Mabel

Mabel

Mabel

Mabel

Mike

Mike

Mike

Mike

Stuart

Stuart

Stuart

bottle + context / setting = narrative

It's lovely to be back!  

Today's Task...

using pencil & A4 paper, make an observational drawing of a bottle

using any media, place into a setting

This was trickier than it sounds but as usual everyone rose to the challenge - well done everyone - diverse drawings below!

Angie

Christine

Dorothy

Dorothy detail

Dorothy detail

Mabel

Mike 1

Mike 2

Monica midway

Monica finished, detail

Stuart