Task 2

When beginning any drawing I generally feel a little reluctant and negative to how it will turn out as it is not my strongest skill. However, from studying at Manchester Metropolitan University I am trying to change my way of thinking, everyone can draw it just takes practice.

Looking through my sketch books a pattern I see emerging is I generally draw after being inspired by an artists’ work, not from seeing something and wanting to draw it. For example the piece below I think is drawn in a similar way to how Claude Heath draws as there is a repeating pattern of marks, all being quite fluid and energetic.

 

The painting above has been created in a similar style to how Jasper Johns works, both using thick black and white paint. The thickness of the paint is important here as it gives the paper a new texture. 

 

Attending the drawing workshops has been vital in helping me produce my work; they have given me inspiration and new ideas in how to work and which media to use. Whilst taking part in the workshops I have been able to experiment with oil bar and graphite. Both of these materials are fairly new to me and I have never felt fully confident when using them. 

After using graphite, I really liked the energetic and bold marks I could make. In the piece above I drew from my visual research of black and white photographs of jewellery. I like how strong some marks look in comparison to some of the fainter, sensitive marks.

When starting any drawing if there is a large blank piece of paper I tend to panic, not knowing what to draw, worrying about how it will look. I much prefer to work on a smaller scale making my marks more detailed and less obvious. But having now drawn on papers of various sizes and shapes I feel more confident in doing this in the future. Although I probably will always prefer to draw at a smaller scale I feel i can face the challenge of drawing largely if necessary. 

The piece above was drawn from using ink and a stick. The marks which emerged are slightly accidental as the water ran spreading the ink. I think this creates a interesting effect, as you would never be able to achieve the same mark twice when using this technique. 

After having looked at other peoples sketch books it is clear at where I need to improve, I need to make a clearer link of how I have got from one idea to the next, so people can follow my thought process. The speed at which I work also needs to be quickened, I have always worked in a slower more thoughtful way, I intend to still work thoughtfully and sensitively but will definitely try to be much quicker and produce more work.