Monday

On Monday we entered into various tasks, the first of which was Pictionary.
In this game we were put into groups and given cards with verbs on.

We had to silently describe using only our pen to paper, the movements we had been given. We were not allowed to write any text or draw objects directly linked to our verb. for example running we couldn't use people or feet.
I had walking. so drew my map to school and drew marks representing foot prints.
This was a very interesting exercise and had us thinking about the movement and what it represented. people were moving their charcoal in the manor of their verb. shuffling it across the paper and jerking it around.

Later we studied our model Marilyn  who was wearing all black. She held objects and moved with them, moving them in turn. We were not studying her, but the object and how it moved. She held a hockey stick, a hat a ball, a broom and a bike. We used various ways to study these too. I used charcoal, fine liners, marker pens, biros and pencils. We used our mouths, left and right hands and feet to draw with. my favourite ways to study were using my mouth and my left hand. I'd like to do more of this in the future.


Next we lined the floor and wall in paper ready for the next exercise, which was much like the first in what we were studying; instead this time we were using blind drawing, a technique we were introduced to in our Wednesday life drawing sessions. (Where which we study the subject closely with our eyes and DO NOT look at our image at all. This helps us study the lines, angles and dead space).