It seemed strange today to drive downtown. I haven't used my car in a few days, and I kept thinking that I had left something behind. And I had, my bike. Spent nearly 3 hours in the car commuting to Torpedo Factory where The Art League holds classes. I'm taking a class called "Gesture — A Creative Approach to the Figure". Doing gesture drawings is a great way to loosen up my very controlling drawing style. It takes a lot of energy, and is a great release.

Also did some drawing over the weekend at the Multicultural Festival. Used some surveyor's crayon and sidewalk chalk to draw a map of the continents in the parking lot for a kids map game. It was a bit of a bust, as the booth was not adjacent to the other kids activities, and the genealogy booth next door wasn't a big draw. After a light rain the other night, there is only a ghost image of the map remaining. I fretted for days over which projection to use, what kind of drawing material would be best, the size, etc. I guess it was worth it for the education of the handfull of kids who participated.

Also sitting in on the life drawing classes at the community center. Getting motivated again to draw on a more regular basis, besides the drawing that I do in my journal. The time for thinking I'll draw more tomorrow or next week or next month is over. The time is now.
posted by Bruce Wright at 8:48 PM #