Kismet Arts Tangent

Today was a work day for the mid-term in drawing class. The lovely Claire went around to everyone and pulled a gun, a Tim Gunn. She would try to understand your sketches then offer her takes on your direction and try to pull you to something that she thought youd be sucessful doing. When she gave advice, you’d be like “Well, oh… yeah, totally.”

Claire said that e1-3 were ready to go, but she didn’t like e4. Something about the turtle didn’t seem integrated enough, though she wanted to see where it was going and the falling lady was too obvious, she said. It didn’t have that “mark-making quality” like the others, but if I could swing it around, it would probably work for the 10×14 piece.

I made these in class today with waterproof india ink, pen and nib, and a brush. I am in love with ink, these days. Some of the other kids came over to look at my work and I think they were briefly enchanted, looking at a drawing so messy that I must have enjoyed doing what I was doing to have done that.