Joannie

I found that I try to draw too much detail and need to learn to gesture draw the outlines of the subject.  Gesture drawing is bringing my attention to the dimensions of the subject rather than the small details markings.  I definitely need to practice gesture drawing more to get past the learning curve.  But I like it and hope to get better at it.  Practice, practice, practice I guess.

My sit spot was at a botanical garden.  I have always loved tree bark and decided to draw the trunk of a Magnolia tree.  I have tried this in the past but feel a lot better about the drawing this time due to the technics I have learned in this course ie: contour, cross hatching, stippling, scribbling and blending.   I can see that I need to work on Chiaroscura more and dimensions.