September 29, 2010

There is a lot for me to process, and my mind is being opened up to the wonders of anatomy. Amy said something that really resided with me, she told our class that it's not just doctors that get to be empowered, but we do too-because we can learn how our bodies work. It sounds simple, but in reality most people don't understand how their own bodies function, it just is, and it IS empowering to understand what is going on. We have begun working on our mannequins and although I need a lot of work understanding anatomy, I am very interested and willing to commit. I find myself feeling for the bones in my body or muscles while at work, I'm sure people are like what on earth is that girl doing...

We have also begun working with a live model, which is honestly the most fun I have ever had as an art student in drawing class. The human form has always been my favorite subject, whether it's painting or contemporary work-I feel most connected when working with the human form.

Here are a few short gesture drawings I worked on in class, we were given very little time and this is just the start...

This other drawing I started working on for a longer period of time with the model.

These will hopefully improve with time.

September 21, 2010

• Art has always been something that I just knew I loved. Just like when you're little and you know you love playing outside--it's kind of that simple. When I came to college I had applied to a couple of schools with the intention of majoring in art there, but decided to major in Apparel Design at Stout. I quickly realized although fashion is something I will always love, designing wasn't what I wanted to do. It felt like I was cutting out something important, and I was. I declared my major in Studio-Art (and kept some credit for my fashion design classes by working towards a business retail minor.) One of the things that I have found most captivating is studying other artists, and I enjoy a wide variety of art history-anything from Baroque to Contemporary. It would be incredibly hard to pick which course within the art program has been my favorite, Art Since 1950 has been one of the most inspiring-along with Sculpture I-which led to my interest in contemporary art. I am taking Life Drawing to get a better grasp on the human body, and to learn skills that will better my practice in art. I think I will learn more than I even realize in this class. Being able to visually see the structure of the inside of the human body, and study it inside and out will help me immensely.