When I was at the Studio on Friday (see yesterday’s post: Atelier Day 2), I was telling my tutor that I was struggling a little with the exercises: namely comparative measuring and the time it was taking. I told him it was taking hours just to complete the outline of the drawing, and still . . . → Read More: Drawing exercises
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Art History On Friday, at the Atelier, I did little in the way of drawing and instead I was given a lesson in some Art History, going from Cimabue (the last Italian painter working in the Byzantine tradition, and who pioneered the move towards naturalism) through to the great landscape painter, Turner. . . . → Read More: Atelier Day 2 I turned over my drawing today. I am going to finish it, but I have class on Friday and I feel I’ve spent most of my time shading, rather than making sure my comparative measurements are correct. I want to show George that I’ve been practising. My only problem is that comparative . . . → Read More: Just for good measure When I was at the studio last week, I was having a discussion about artwork and I don’t know how we got round to this, but Mark Rothko came up in the conversation. I basically said something along the lines I find it difficult to get my head around Rothko’s work, and . . . → Read More: What does this say to you? So I had my first lesson at the Atelier Studio. It was stressful! I was up most of the night, nervous/excited about the next day. I ended up getting up at 4am! Having not stood at an easel for a while it was back breaking! First up, I was holding . . . → Read More: First lesson at the Atelier |
I'm a student artist, and have just started my second year at college. I work in many areas of art, specialising in abstract fine art, and I'm also studying traditional realism at an Atelier School in Aberdeen. Follow me on my journey, and share my experiences, as I progress through my studies.  
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