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| Critical Thinking Lecture. A5 sketchbook. © Sue Pownall 2011 |
Here are a couple of sketches from this week:
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| Prof. Bucsescu reading his notes. |
The double page spread above was done at a lecture by architect and Pratt University professor Dan Bucsescu. The lecture was
Critical Thinking in Design at VCU, Qatar. Whilst an interesting subject Prof. Bucsescu cannot give lectures and sat reading his laptop whilst the slides showed his "script". The only time I need to look at the stage was when he gave examples of theories such as Munch's Scream. Great opportunity to draw the people around me, and I also got some nice food to eat.
Earlier in the week I had gone to the Doha Players', a local theatre group, welcome meeting and sketched this on my notes's. A friend said "you can't help yourself [draw] can you?" ummmm no. At the meeting, I had gone to volunteer to help with set painting, but I think I have ended up helping with set designing, as I get to translate ideas into workable designs and help build them.
7 comments:
I love the fact that "you can't help yourself".
You have some great subject matter plus you've enjoyed and memorialized your take of the experience better.
Oh my, your sketches are so detailed! I can't hope to be that good during on-the-spot sketching. People always move too much for me. Wonderful sketches!
Lovely drawings Sue. As Krista said, whenever I try sketching people (or any animals) they just move around too much! The set design sounds like a great way of being creative and having lots of fun in your spare time. Hope you get to post a little more about it :)
Great sketches Sue! Certainly not 'Doodles'! Lol!
Oh, I just hate lecturers who read aloud from Power Point slides! But at least you turned out with some great sketches! I find drawing people "live" is so hard because they just won´t stay put and I end up with unvolontary Picasso-like things with the nose from one angle and the eyes from another.....
Thxs everyone.
Re people not staying still - the secret is to pick a pose and start it. When they move and change pose, draw a different area eg clothing or different person. People normally go back to certain poses, so when they move back to similar to their 1st position you continue your 1st sketch. Help this helps.
These are great sketches. I do want to comment on your photo. I clicked on view full size. You are a very very tiny woman, didn't know they made pencil for such small people.
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