Geometric Forms

This assignment is about combining cones, cubes, spheres and cubes into more organic forms. It took me a billion hours to do.

I thought I made a lot of progress this week with my forms but during crit I was brought to the attention that often my shadows don't make sense. I am often told my forms are whimsical - I think that is a compliment.

Mia at Cathy Karol's Class - inspiration Heinrich Kley

This is one of the images the Cathy Karol gave out for us to look at it tonight. It was drawn by Heinrich Kley.


Heinrich Kley (1863-1945) was a German artist who gained fame in the United States when Coronet Magazine published his drawings in 1937. His work inspired the creators of Fantasia.

"Lady Dancing with Aligator"

Below are drawings I made with pen and ink at Cathy's class inspired by the linework of Heinrich Kley.

Something about the proportions of this first one makes her look like a child not an adult.

I'm not sure about the shoulder blade.

Her legs don't seem attached.

Head Drawing - Uninstructed

These are the drawings that I made at Israel Martinez's workshop. I still have a lot to work on but atleast I tried to practice.

Head Drawing

Glen came back to teach this week.
This is his rework of my drawing.

This is my drawing.

Glen's Notes:

- Look for the crappy xerox when drawing

- Think about both construction and paint

- Think 3d (sculptural) and 2d (paint and light and dark)

- Figure out what your weakness is and work on it

- Watch your drawing and figure out what's going on

- copy Loomis

- Figure out what it looks like

- Figure out where to put everything

- Fill in your darks, Fill in your lights

- Keep it simple

- When drawing an attractive girl be minimal with the shapes

- Don't punch blacks in the nostrils

Recommended Books

The Figure: An Artist's Approach to Drawing and Construction

An Approach to Figure Painting for the Beginner: Howard K. Forbers

Geometric Forms

I have been taking Communication Sketching Class at Art Center at Night for a couple of weeks now. We do 10 sheets of homework a week basically working on the cube, sphere, cone and cylinder.
I have been trying my best although last night I found out I am using the wrong side of the marker paper. For some reason with the Bienfang you have to take it out and turn it to the other side. How bizarre.

I am hoping drawing all these geometric forms will help give more structure to my drawings.

Class 5 - Head Drawing

Glen missed the last 2 classes and I missed the two classes before that so I haven't seen him in awhile. Mark has been substituting. I realize I need to work on my style of mark. My mark making is really boring - mainly straights. I have such hard time sharpening my charcoal to the way Glen and a lot of the west coast teachers waant you to. I have got to figure that out. I also am mad at myself that I haven't practice my heads. I am going to go to uninstructed once a week for the rest of head drawing class and practice. I am also promising myself to practice with the Vanderpoel book and the head book by Loomis. I am sick of not progressing and not putting the time in that I need to.

Last Week of Draped Figure

Here are some drawings from Wednesday and Thursday at Karl Gnass's class