Week 2 - The Artful Bird

I think this week's assignment was hard but I think useful.  I just kept working on everything until my time ran out. I'm about to get on a plane to visit my mom in Philadelphia so I have to get this assignment turned in.  I'm not sure I still really understand everything that's going on inside the bird. But I'm trying to learn.

My line work is a bit shaky.  I need a more confident line.  I remember when drawing the human skeleton the teacher said to exaggerate the joints and make them darker and stronger lines.  I think I could work on that some more.  I'd like to make the bones feel more volumetric and less flat.  I'll keep practicing.  I 

On Friday I took a quick linoleum block printing workshop and I made a design from one of the swallows from last week.

I'm going to redo it when I have more time.  I was rushing in the workshop to get it carved and printed before the workshop was over.  When I redo it I'm going to make the moon white instead of black and the air behind the branches black instead of white.

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Week One - The Artful Bird

 I'm working through the courses at the RISD Extension Natural Science Illustration Program.  Here's week one homework.

Font

This beautiful baptismal font is in the parish church in St. Just-in-Penwith.  I want to do some artwork around it but I haven't done anything yet.

Is this the apple from the garden of Eden?

I'm not sure what this is.

What type of leaf is this supposed to be? I wonder what story it is. 

Noah's ark.

More grapes. 

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.  

John 15:1-5

 

Parish Church - St. Just-in-Penwith

I fell in love with the St. Just's parish church and visited it three times during my stay at Brisons Veor.

This sign "Poems in the Porch" was on the wall in the church entrance. How cool is that.

Inside - maybe I can do something with this geometry.

I love that there's this pantry where you can give away or get food.

These capitals are stunning. I read the are not characteristic of Cornwall.

I need to revist my collection about grapes and wine now that I've seen these capitals.

Some paisley designs I played with.

There's much more work to be done with the grapes.

There's was this amazing tile on parts of the floor.

What a cute cushion on the pew.

Here more grapes and Jesus as the vine.

These carvings are much later.

All the churches I saw had paper ornaments on the trees.

This Celtic knot is one of the oldest pieces in the church.