Moon Goddess Update 2 (+life drawing)
Moon Goddess Progress
After what has felt like an eternity of prep-work, the Moon Goddess Project is officially underway. I've clocked about seven hours on my first piece so far, all of which has been recorded via Livestream (if you're interested in watching the process in real time, you can head over to my Livestream channel). Once the project is finished, I'll speed up the process to a 10 minute window and upload it to Youtube. This is something that I've done several times in the past-- you can watch previous projects of mine in under 10 minutes on my Youtube channel.
Moon Goddess Progress-- detail
And that's that.
I experienced a revelation about my artwork today, slaving over a hot grilled cheese sandwich. As far as my creative energies go (visual art, writing, etc.) I'm an explorer. While I don't mind finding a technique that works and repeating it, I've noticed a recurring pattern in my behavior. I like to explore possibilities-- any and all possibilities. When I break into a new medium, I deliberately practice multiple diverse techniques with it, so that I can grow comfortable with the possibilities and choose the avenue that I consider to work best. I think there's strength to be had in this approach; it means that I'm constantly developing and growing, and I grow very quickly. However, as art students we are constantly being told that it's important to choose a cohesive style and master it. While versatility never hurts, I do occasionally wonder if I'm boxing myself into the Jack-of-all-trades/master-of-none corner. My hope is that once I delve into a professional setting, I'll be able to hone in on a specific style.
Apart from the Moon Goddess, most of my work has been basic practice. Exercises in watercolor technique (that I may someday post if I feel brave enough) as well as regular portrait and figure drawing practice-- because really, you can never get too much of that. Since I don't have terribly much to say, I leave you with these selections from life drawing: one in graphite, one in marker, and one in pigmented artist's inks.