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Joann Wells Greenbaum
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by Joann on 3/31/2008 1:05:31 PM
hand sketch
Just for fun I'm including 4 hand sketches from the past 2 days. This sketch was drawn in 7 minutes using my non-dominant hand, my left. Since I'm less comfortable with this hand, I didn't venture too far out on a limb.
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by Joann on 3/31/2008 1:03:36 PM
hand sketch
While brainstorming for ideas, I thought holding a lightbulb would inspire me. This sketch was completed in 30 minutes.
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by Joann on 3/31/2008 1:01:01 PM
hand sketch
The next day I used the previous drawing of a hand holding a lightbulb and sketched a line drawing from it in pencil. Then followed up outlining with a marker pen-total time 20 minutes.
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by Joann on 3/31/2008 12:54:12 PM
Hand sketch
This pencil sketch was completed in 30 minutes. I think I'll have to be courageous and try another left handed sketch soon. It pushes my comfort zone and invites new ways of seeing.
by Joann on 3/27/2008 8:14:04 PM
How to draw hands
The 5 minute sketch using the #4B drawing pencil.
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by Joann on 3/27/2008 8:11:31 PM
How to draw hands
10 minutes into the sketch.
by Joann on 3/27/2008 8:09:19 PM
How to draw hands
A 15 minute sketch using the same #4B pencil.
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by Joann on 3/26/2008 3:10:27 PM
pencil sketch of hand in 5 minutes
Today's pencil sketch was done using the same pencil for the whole session. This is the first 5 minutes of the session.
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by Joann on 3/26/2008 3:07:46 PM
pencil sketch of hand in 15 minutes
The second addition to the sketch was completed in 10 additional minutes.
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by Joann on 3/26/2008 3:03:57 PM
pencil sketch of hand
Here is the finished piece, after 25 minutes of drawing with a 4B medium wash sketching pencil.
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by Joann on 3/22/2008 11:52:42 AM
How to draw hands
I'm working on a continuing series of a daily 20 minute drawing of my hand. In the first 5 minutes of today's session I begin with a #2B pencil to sketch the basic shape and direction of lines of my hand.
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by Joann on 3/22/2008 11:44:27 AM
How to draw hands
In the next 5 minutes, total 10 minutes of the session I introduce a #4B pencil to emphasize the contours of the finger shapes. The knuckles are a challenge to get them to "read" as knuckles.
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by Joann on 3/22/2008 11:44:27 AM
How to draw hands
Lastly I concentrate for the last 10 minutes of the 20 minute session to add some dimension with the use of shading. I introduce charcoal which offers a way to cover thicker areas with darker values. Working quickly in this sequence is an exercise in training the eye to really look closely at details.
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by Joann on 3/21/2008 1:01:52 PM
How to draw hands
Wide awake at 3:00 a.m., I was thinking about how my artwork had stalled out in the past few weeks. Usually I depend on an outwardly imposed deadline, commission or show to prepare for, but I had no prospects ahead. Like a deer caught in the headlights, I was too frozen to move.
Then it occurred to me to look inward, not outward for direction. To go back to the basics and to simplify. The basics meant a 15-20 minutes pencil sketch a day. The topic of these sketches-what was at hand? The obvious response was my hand.
Hands are a challenge, so the practice of a daily drawing for the coming days made sense to break down my resistance to moving forward.
The 1st 5 minutes of drawing my left hand was with a #2B pencil, a standard and one of my favorites. Putting down the basic shape of the hand first I begin.
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by Joann on 3/21/2008 12:56:54 PM
How to draw hands
In 5 more minutes of the progression I reshaped and refined the direction of lines and shapes of the fingers. I still was using the #2B pencil, but in the next drawing I used a #7B for darker lines and shading.
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by Joann on 3/21/2008 12:44:34 PM
How to draw hands
In the 3rd progression of drawing my hand, I finished in 10 minutes, making a total of 20 minutes for the session.
I finalized the lines and began to add shading.
The use of my hands is something that I engage in everyday with everything I do. It seems appropriate to start off spring by honoring and appreciating all that my hands are able to do, including starting a fresh series of daily drawings, which I hope will be the seed thoughts for manifesting a harvest of drawing and painting projects.
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by Joann on 3/8/2008 10:25:20 AM
IF topic of the week- Gardens
"We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of time: How much is enough?"
A quote by Wendell Berry was my choice for a title for this painting, and it serves as a reminder that when enough is enough, it really is enough!
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