Face Casting and Resource 5: DFAYW #5

I've had a very productive day today. 

As well as braving LIFE DRAWING, 

my daughter Sarah sat for me 

as my face cast model.

We watched the DVD together..

Vaseline'd, glad wrapped

and ready to go!

She did a great job!

I just need some more gauze as I used 

it all and then realised I needed a little

 to close up the nostrils..so I've had 

to put it aside for now.

 Time: 1.5 hours

Resource 5: 

Drawing for all your Worth #5

LIFE DRAWING

After watching the DVD and periodically pausing

 it to try drawing..I surprised myself (again) 

by getting into the body sketches!

Exercise 1: Warm Ups

above: using my "other" hand to draw 

Exercise 2: Exaggerated/Picasso-like

I had to google what Jonathan

 meant by "exaggerated" drawing

and came across some neat paintings

which has given me some ideas...

My geometric shapes

and (below) my sketch of the model on a couch

DRAWING INTO PAINT #3

Exercise 1: Warm Ups

I look forward to trying these with paint!

I continued watching the Resource DVD

and also thinking about how to do my

IDENTITY in PAINT Project..

my head is spinning!

I'm off to Auckland on Wednesday evening then Thursday travelling by bus to Wellington for a Paper-Making class this weekend with Sue Blumsky. I'm a bit anxious about it and trying not to stress about my hours while I'm away. I will take my sketch book and pencils, Resource book and camera, plus I have some paper making books I can read...and I'll see what's on at the Galleries in Wellington as I'll have Friday and Monday to "sight-see" before travelling all the way back home to Whangarei. 

Time: 6 hours 

(includes photo editing etc)

Total time: 7.5 hours (4 March)