Carl's Drawing Class, Fall 2008

18" x 24", 24" x 32" compressed charcoal on paper
We began the semester drawing the edges of things. These are two still lifes, well, the edges of two still lifes.

20" x 30" charcoal on paper
This is a doorway. Carl described it as "having a sense of quietude." I'll let you decide what that means since I still haven't.


18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
Blind contour figure drawing is a blast.

18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
A figure drawing from class.

18" x 24" charcoal on newsprint
Before you judge my abilities, on this day in Carl's class we were drawing the figure with our NON-dominant hand. It was weird and unpleasant.

30" x 40" (I think) charcoal on paper
This was my first self portrait. Carl didn't like it. Especially because I was still in the studio in the morning when class started and I hadn't finished. The background still isn't finished.




9" x 11" charcoal on paper
These are some studies I did for my final assignment, a (minimum) 4' x 6' self portrait. They're pretty rough but they were fun to do.




4' x 6' charcoal on paper
This is my final self portrait. The photo quality isn't incredible, but you get the idea. Also, the seam of the two pieces of paper is a little off, but you get the idea.