Sea, Sunshine, Drawing - Family Holiday Vlog Croatia Krk

July 20, 2017 Romica Spiegl

Hi,

I'm back from my holiday in Austria. It was such a wonderful time to catch up with family and friends, and it was a good chance to unwind and relax. Apart from seeing hundreds of fish in crystal clear water, meeting several sea urchins, and eating good food, I also tried to work on my observational drawing skills - something I do not do often enough; this was a great chance to get better at drawing from life.

feb/march 2014 sketchbook

March 10, 2014 romicagawon

More sketches and drawings of February and March 2014. Still need to practice perspective, different paper formats (I worked on only one size of paper so far) and portraits.

jan/feb2014 sketchbook

February 8, 2014 romicagawon

jan/feb2014 sketchbook

Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven

I'm back from my first meeting with the professor and try to practice what I'm still lacking - drawing from life. I never really did drawings that weren't out of my imagination. It wasn't so exciting to me ... and another reason probably, you would be able to have a reference to my drawing, and be able to see flaws more? I don't know why exactly I never put much effort into it, but now I'll take this new challenge!

Here is a first update on what has happened. At the moment I try to train my eyes to draw what I see, not what I think should be there - and that's more difficult than is seems ;)