Realization

Last night, i drew Vincent Gallo half asleep using pencil. Pencil is probably the most controlled medium of all mediums. I haven't really drawn with pencil in a while...i've been using soft pastels, watersoluble graphite, charcoal, and brush markers. Those are pretty hard to master and control. Over time, with lots of practice and some screwing up, i've gotten better at all of them. It started off with charcoal..I did a LOT of charcoal drawings [i was in love with it]. Then from there, i got a good sense of control and i learned proportions pretty well. i was able to wrok with brush markers after that, which i fell in love with also. But i learned a good deal of...eyeballing things..i don't know what you'd call it. But i learned how to see things and how to replicate proportions at first attempt. Then i did a couple of watersoluble graphite drawings and soft pastel drawings, and those are more like paint, which is really cool. I imagine that if i ever start painting, it will make a nice segue.
So anyway, my realization was this: while drawing Gallo and this random dude the following day, i realized that i have SUCH control over my pencil now. These drawings are not realistic, but they show realistic factors and proportions. Not only that, but they greatly resemble the original subjects. It kind of blew my mind when i realized this. Because i was able to make a mere few strokes of my pencil and it suddenly already started looking like the person! IT'S SO AWESOME! I can't believe it. I love how so much practice with so many different mediums has made my drawings become so....easy and so accurate. I'm not tooting my own horn, here. I'm really just observing my progression and feeling very proud of how far i've come. This is truly amazing. I'm blown away. I reccomend this to any artist in any discipline using any medium. DO ART EVERY DAY.

Weekly Post

So i've been drawing portraits for 16 days now...today's will be my 17th. I like it, i like feeling proud of myself. I like watching my progression. You can really see how my art has been getting better and changing. Although it is a little tedious to draw every day, I think it's good for me. Not only artistically, haha, but mentally too. It's a good habit to get into. And i feel like i "have" to do it every day, but even when i don't really feel like i want to, i still want to because i like to draw, and when i get into it, i really get into it. which is why it's good for my brain, haha. So anyway, it's really coming along and i really, really like and appreciate the entire discipline thing. :)

Interesting

So i was just sitting here thinking about how much i like black and white cookies. They're balanced. hahhahaa.

Artist Statement

In my artwork, my objectives are subjective. I attempt to move myself. I strive to impact myself in the same way other artwork impacts me. I try to affect other people the way others have affected me. There’s nothing more satisfying and emotionally exhilarating than the feeling we get from absorbing a piece of artwork that encapsulates and relates to us completely. Pride consumes me when I am able to see that I can stir or have stirred people and how I can do the same to myself. My motivation is derived from this reality. It is the fuel to my fire.
Balance and contrast tend to be patterns in my work. In my photography, my photos are often slightly overexposed and highly saturated for a very high contrast appearance. The pieces of music I like usually have very distinctive beats and melodies creating contrasting sounds. My favorite subjects to draw are ones that are made distinct by intense lighting. Powerful shading and emphasis on shadows appeals to me most.
I was taught to draw individual features first when drawing portraits of people. I never really did this—I always found that when I did, the drawings would come out misshapen or plainly distasteful. I tend to draw the hard lines I see first—the outline of a cheek, a nose, a hairline, a chin, and things like that. I find this most helpful because everything on a face is relative to the things surrounding it. A portrait will end up looking most like a person if the features are properly positioned and proportioned in relativity to each other. Not only are my artistic objectives relative, but the content of my art is also relative to the subject, the media, and the matter itself.

DISCIPLINE BLOG

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Recently

All I've wanted to do lately is draw. I have no idea why, but I'm like, having drawing cravings. So I'm taking advantage of this motivation and doing it whenever I get the chance to, really. I've been drawing faces and little random designs. I've noticed something about myself through my drawings...I like detail. I already knew that about myself, but it proves itself through my art. I like to draw faces and draw the little details that end up looking like a person when it's all done. I'm not good at seeing the whole picture. Like I'm not really good at drawing faces from afar...i can't seem to get the proper shapes of things. I focus too much on the little things, which become smaller as the face becomes smaller (being farther away) and those portraits don't end up looking as much like the people i'm drawing. Does this make sense? I kind of want to learn to see things more "wholistically," but is that possible? Or is that just how my brain works and sees things?

Enneagram Test

Type 2 - 11
Type 4 - 9.7
Type 9 - 9.3
Type 6 - 9.3
Type 5 - 6.3
Type 3 - 6.3
Type 1 - 6.3
Type 7 - 6

Wing 2w3 - 14.2
Wing 2w1 - 14.2
Wing 4w3 - 12.9
Wing 4w5 - 12.9
Wing 6w5 - 12.5
Wing 9w1 - 12.5
Wing 6w7 - 12.3
Wing 3w2 - 11.8
Wing 1w2 - 11.8
Wing 3w4 - 11.2
Wing 5w4 - 11.2
Wing 9w8 - 11
Wing 5w6 - 11
Wing 1w9 - 11
Wing 7w6 - 10.7
Wing 7w8 - 7.7



and, guess what? this is the first thing that the results said:

Enneagram Test Results

You are most likely a type 2.

Your wings seem to be balanced.

HAHA. BALANCED AGAIN. =)