Over the past couple of weeks, we have been attempting to draw an object that is personal to us; I chose a teddy bear that my Dad passed on to me as my family has always been a traditional family where things get passed down through generations. We have been making a variety of small drawings of small sections of our object and trying to get accurate mark making and tone. I focused on the texture of the fur around the eyes and nose. Here is the transition of my work from the start of the observational drawing process to the end of the observational process:
I am really happy with the transition of my work and how it has improved. I can see at the start of this, I was not really understanding how to record observations properly, however I can see that as I have progressed, the quality of work has improved. My work has become more expressive and I have begun to understand the importance of making my work look interesting (for instance, using newspaper as the paper that I draw on. After having used both pencil and pen, I now realise that working with pen can be a lot more interesting and is also better for making expressive work.
After visiting Pitt Rivers, the Ashmolean and the Oxford University Museum, I have begun to think about how I can take the theme of "Who Am I?", and make it my own. I am going to try and use some of the ancient elements of the animal kingdom (for example, I could focus on the reasons to why animals become extinct). However, I still like the idea of focusing on how I hate the fact that animals are kept in zoos - a place that they should never be. I realised that the ancient, traditional side of life is one of the most interesting aspects of history, which is why I could involve some aspect of history within my art project. From now on, I think that I am going to try and visit a lot more museums and galleries to get inspiration so that I can develop my art work further.
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