On Wednesday the Patchogue Sketch Club met and did a different kind of activity. Since we are still zooming, Mark came up with a new activity. He shared 3 pieces of art (one at a time) but showed them upside-down for us to sketch that way. It was a different way of looking at something...more as lines and shapes than as objects or in this case people.
We started with a piece by Picasso. Here is my sketch done upside-down.
The second piece was one done with more shading than lines.
The last piece was a combination of lines and shading. I think this one was my least successful, but that may have been because it was the last one and by that time I was too tired to really concentrate. It was an interesting approach to sketching.
I’ve painted upside down but never sketched. You did a fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. It was different.
DeleteI did that exercise when I was working through the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain book! It was fascinating to see my results because they were so much better than when I tried to draw the same things right side up!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought about the first two sketches I did.
DeleteLOVE these. I remember the first time I tried that upside down man -- and was shocked that the result LOOKED like the fellow! Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how good they come out. Thanks!
DeleteNicely done Joan especially as they were all of people -tough subject. I always get my drawing students to do an upside-down piece but of buildings; it is a great way to learn how to see.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people have tried this before. I don't know why I didn't.
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