week 4. a spurt.

I am including week 4 in the extension.
I finished up the film last week and continued to be very sick.
I am now mid week 5 and realized that I should post these 2 sketches from last week,
in preparation of uploading drawings for week 5!

It has been hard seeing my sketch book lying around and know that I am not keeping up with this commitment.  It makes me realize the sense of peace and well being within me when drawing regularly.  I am in a place in which my time is my own.  Whereas, when working on the film (which was rewarding in its own way!), or when in tech for a show (currently Educating Rita at Shattered Globe), my time does not feel mine.  I have gotten better at sleeping and eating during those times, but taking time out to draw is much more difficult. 

All to say I am appreciating the time I spend drawing all the more.  I remember my amazing painting professor from undergrad, Andrew Johnson, used to yell out during figure drawing sessions:  "Model time is precious time.  Draw draw!"  Goading us to draw and not waste a second of that special time you get with a model in front of you, that time is fleeting and you need to take advantage and feel that advantage with every second.  I do not have that zest and active energy when drawing in this book.  It is more a reflective, seeing and comprehending the world-zone.  Sitting and taking in the world and it's unique details and spatial relationships.  Framing and seeing a view that is worth noting. 

Anywho:  here are 2 drawings I did week 4, while on Location for the film at Flashpoint Academy.