I have never thought about a ribcage being round. We started investigating the middle section of a person, in my eyes I have always seen people as having this flat torso as a middle. These perceptions were quickly replaced as Amy lectured about the oval egg shape of the ribcage. I started googling pictures as well as (once again) feeling my own ribcage wondering what is going on in there. I was really pleased as we started drawing to find out that K has a wonderful ribcage to study. After a series of gesture drawings (and REALLY trying to get at drawing the figure using my arm and not my hand) we settled into a half an hour session of focusing on the torso of the model. I have always been visual, but staring at human flesh I realize how much it helps translate into the picture, knowing where the bones are- and seeing it in real life.
Here is a quick drawing of a human skeleton ribcage and then the ribcage as it is now in my head, instead of a square.
Looking at this photo you can clearly see i spent the most time trying to grasp the torso, as the feet are laughably disproportionate. I am taking the soreness in my arm as a sign that things are going well and that I am drawing as I should in class, trying really hard to grasp the gestures and put the gestures into the work. These two drawings are ones that we worked on in class for approx. 30 minutes. The one on the right is my most recent long sitting drawing, as I unfortunately had to miss class on Thursday. It will be hard for me to start drawing again tomorrow but I am excited to get back into it. Last week we also had our first large assignment (I will upload the pictures on here!) I was disappointed with my work, although I put a lot of time into it (7+ hours!) I felt was way too busy and the contours weren't going the right way. I need to train my eyes to do it, and I am glad I have three more chances to be able to get it right. I was really really frustrated with the contour drawing last week so I am glad I got a week to break from it. Onwards...
