05.23.11-05.29.11. Extension. Week 2.

05.23.11.  Winnemac & Ravenswood.  Lovely day.

05.23.11.  2721 W Giddings St.  Memorial Day.  Brilliant sun.

Memorial day.  Back Patio Giddings Street.  Alley.


There are 2 missing drawings and I hope to find them next week.  The 3 drawings that I found I quite like.  

05.23.11-05.29.11. week 2. memorial day extension.

I hate to not keep up with the commitment, but need a memorial day extension.  I promise to get 5 pictures up by tomorrow (Monday).  I started filming the Independent Film Nate & Margaret this week (I am the production designer) and this film schedule is exhausting me!

Soon, and with regret,
Chelsea

05.16.11-05.22.11. 1st week.

This is the first official week of my commitment to create 5 drawings a week.  It was a challenging week.  I felt over-saturated by the layers, textures, and busy rhythm of the Chicago landscape.  I found myself trying to figure out a way to capture the essence of the place, but not get bogged down with all the layers and details.  How can I get back to the simplicity of the Ireland sketches?  Is it even possible?  

05.17.11 Wells Park.

 05.18.11  Ashland & Webster.  Near Green Dolphin Street.

05.20.11. Belle Plain & Bell Ave.

 05.22.11  Alleyway behind 4001 N Ravenswood

 

05.22.11 Lincoln Ave & Jarvis Ave, Lincolnwood

04.25.11-05.14.11. Chicago Drawing Journal. post-Ireland & pre-blog commitment

When I returned from Ireland to Chicago, my plan was to keep up with my drawing journal.

However, without the official commitment of sharing my drawings each week, I was not good at keeping up with it regularly.  

Below are the drawings I made in between Ireland and the official start of my commitment to draw and post 5 drawings a week.

  I want to add to the quantity commitment, I am also challenging myself to draw something special each time.  What qualifies as special is not defined, all that I know for sure is that the subject's cannot be mundane, like my hand or easy locations near my house.  

Partially what made the Ireland Travel Journal exciting, was that I was encountering new inspiring locations, and what I drew on paper was my expression of that experience.

I hope you will take the time to comment and share from time to time!

Chicago Canal Park, 4.25.11

 Northwestern Beach Line Windy Day,  4.26.11

 

Chicago Canal at Berteau, 5.9.11

 Agora by Abakanowicz,  5.11.11

 Roosevelt Road, 5.12.11

Merchandise Mart in the Rain, 5.14.11

04.18.11-04.22.11 Travel Journal from Ireland

I teach a Rendering Course at Columbia College in which the weekly assignment is 5 drawings in your Drawing Journal.  

This spring, I missed class for a week to go on a family trip to Ireland.  

My students sent me off with a challenge:  to keep a Travel Journal and share my drawings when I returned.

I took them up on this challenge and had such fun and contentment that I decided to challenge myself to keep up the Journal for one summer.

The drawings are quick and explore the world around me through line.

My inspiration:  small exploratory drawings that seek to communicate the essence of place.

I am not sure where this project will evolve throughout the summer; hope you will join me!