Tuesday, February 12, 2008

HANDS AND FEET


In yesterday morning's figure drawing session, I wanted to concentrate on the model's hands and feet. Most people don't spend enough time practicing drawing hands and feet, and I learned in art class a long time ago that it's easier to fake an area of the face than it is to fake accurate looking hands and feet.

In this particular pose I was most concerned with the model's left leg, in particular how it firmly weighted her to the ground. I wanted to convey how much of her weight she was putting on her left leg, and also how relaxed her hands were. She had very large, mannish hands, and I had to check several times to make sure I was seeing them correctly.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

LEST WE FORGET


The other night I got home from a day at the office (thankfully a rare occurence) and my friend called to tell me it was Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. I found some purple beads—couldn't find the green and gold ones to go with them—and headed downtown. No one was out celebrating, and I couldn't figure out what was up. Then I walked into a bar with a TV and realized that not only was it Fat Tuesday, it was also Super Tuesday.

The nerve of the networks to override a real and tangible holiday with coverage of an unreal and intangible non-holiday. As if the election process means anything anymore, if it ever did.

New Orleans deserves better.