my perspective learning continues! on left observe me puzzling through a house sketch. on right notice same with a small bit of concentrated effort.
i came home and printed out the photo and went at it like a detective. what rules govern the direction of the lines? why do the tops and bottoms of the window lines follow similar, but different paths?
then i watched THIS video.
then i took a nap.
not because i was drowsy, but because sleep reinforces learning.
i read that somewhere.
it must be true.
at the precise moment of awakening i leaped from the bed and attacked the problem once again.
i took notes.
i drew something else.
i colored in the previous house.
it’s a bit stiff and still a bit off kilter. no matter!
let me clarify the purpose of understanding perspective with regard to structures. it’s not so that i become a master of precision. it’s not to harness my natural line which is like my fingerprint – unique to me.
the sole purpose is to learn to see better. training for the eyes.
some of my very favorite sketch artists (like the one below) have lines that are unrestrained, but a further study of their work reveals an underlying structure to the way their lines move. a grasp of perspective.
oh the joys of sketchbookery!
in other news…
i better start packing! did i mention i am flying nonfreakingstop to stockholm? (10h 40m) i hope whoever i sit next to will be amenable to posing for a life drawing session as we fly over the north pole. if not, i will just have to convince them.
onward & upward pilgrims!
p.s. isn’t swedish krona pretty? 1 krona = approximately 12 cents (USD)
Eduardo Salavisa. I like to say that name. Over and over.
What a fantastic video. Love this post. I want to go with you. Please ignore any bulges in your suitcase. It’s just me trying to get comfy for the trip. 🙂
http://www.northlightshop.com/art-of-perspective
took an online class w/danielle donaldson and she did a lesson on perspective. she suggested the book i linked. i don’t have the book but if it’s as good as what she showed it’s worth it if you want to learn it ~
wonderful wonderful video.
Bon voyage (or its Swedish equivalent)
I can feel the percolator in your brain going blub, glub, blub, with all that learnin amd observin’. I enjoyed both videos, there is just something magical about what makes it all work, I’m a fly by the seat of my pants girl, but I am forever fascinated by what brings life to art and it always seems to come down to the basic stuff and then add the delight that springs from our imaginations and we can find and endless supply of inspiration…Have an awesome and amazing time in Sweden and wishing you the best seat mate and surrounding travelers on your flight. I will keep watch from here waiting for updates and what I am sure to be your fantastic photos and blurbs about your adventure. Safe and happy trails Mary Ann xoxoxoxo
Check out Liz Steel’s blog on 2 point perspective…search. She’s an architect, but devised an easy formula for the lay person to get perspective without mind bending rules.
I wish our bills were as beautiful as some foreign countries. I recently read a survey of merchants in europe to see if they’d like to see the addition of color to the US paper money, all merchants opposed it, the “green back” is totally recognizable from all other currency and they wanted to keep green backs as they’ve always been. American dollars are highly desirable.
I definitely agree that sleep reinforces learning; I think it kind of takes the pressure cooker back off the boil, and allows the good stuff to settle in while filtering out the stress of learing. Perspective is where the devotion to the drawing really hits the road I think; you gotta really WANT to do it. When i was in 7th grade art class and we got to the whole ‘values’ and ‘perspective’ I decided art wasn’t fun anymore and I quit drawing and playing with art until i found mixed media 10 years ago. Last year, in the class with Barbara Roth, we went down the perspective road, and i can’t claim that i ‘got it’, but it was a lot less non-fun than it was in 7th grade. Maybe the adult mind is better adjusted to put perspective in…er…perspective. Lots of hugs…
Have a good trip to Stockholm and a joyful holiday there.
I am going til Norway on the july 22 on a trip to the middle of nowhere in car with a house on the top. 😉
I don’t think I shall ever try drawing but so love to hear about your “adventures” into that world. AND…. Sweden…… That is on my bucket list, or would be if I liked to fly……………….
hey, I am taking a beginner’s drawing class at the VMFA (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts). This course must be taken first to go onto any other painting/drawing class. this week we did perspective! different sides of the US…..I am off to view the video. happy travels….that’s a long flight, but so happy its non-stop…can’t wait to see your photos & sketches….
We have new money coming very soon. And they are PRETTY
It’s all about learning to SEE according to my drawing teacher. Delightful post.
New perspectives – always great! What an adventure, as always, you will have in Sweden. You have inspired me. I can’t travel far this year because of home stuff, but I’ve arranged a Sketchbookery week in Carp and Solvang in August. Very, very excited. And planning on day trips in July. Oh, wait, that’s now. lol
All that self-study — you are so inspiring! Seeing, indeed. I have taken several classes that included perspective, and although I intellectually get it, I’m not emotionally motivated enough to do it. 😉 It just seems like too much hard work. I love the sketches of Eduardo Salavisa! In fact, I think I may have learned about him from you a while back. I’ve been following his blog ever since. “Drawer of the daily” — that’s all I want to do, too! Have a wonderful time in Sweden!!
– Tina
Yep, the dollar is strong right now, so it is a wonderful time to travel there and yes, the kronas certainly are pretty. Happy trails to you Miss Moss.