In Drawing class we build up our skills; I like to start the year with all of my students coming in every period doing a really focused, sort of centering exercise so we’ve been doing a lot of blind contour line drawing. It’s pretty silly feeling at first but they have gotten really good. We’re about to move on from there. I found a few photos hanging around from last year from my drawing class of still lifes we had done after we got into value and started shading techniques. I believe these just show shading and stippling, but no crosshatching. This year I should have examples of all three. Getting excited about putting together some autumnal still lifes! I think. I’m also really thinking trees right now too. I want to get that in. Hmm. Branches in the still life? Well, here’s the photos, just a few…I remember being so excited because Mrs. Price, our other art teacher, let me use a skull she had in this still life (cow?), and bones make very nice shading and such. Hope you enjoy, and I’ll be posting more soon!