Another Line Exercise

Line Exercises

When I can not concentrate on my drawings

Lui would make me do line exercises . . .

. . . do circles, curve lines, sharp lines . . .

and then I connect these lines to create a design:

Draw a circle in the middle.

Draw a square around the circle.

Draw lines from the corners of the square to the ends of the paper.

Draw triangles between the lines.

Draw squares on one line.

Draw a circle on one line.

Color the shapes.

And draw curvy lines between the lines.

As you can see I had a hard time drawing the curved lines.

I never had problem drawing curvy lines

but there are days when I had a hard time doing it.

So, instead, I have to make a design using straight lines:

And that was my assignment.

To practice my curved lines

until my next session with Lui.

Doing A Matisse

My exercise today is to do works by artist Henri Matisse.

I have to recognize the basic shapes and draw them.

Then I have to color using colored pencils.

I think I got it right 

because Lui said she likes it very much!

And here is my interpretation 

of another work of Matisse:

A Slice of Cake

I have to choose the colors that will make my drawing look delicious

and the best ones are pastel colors.

I do not really eat cakes like this

not unless it is sugar-free.

Unlike Lui who can not resist it!

Religious Objects

This is the second time I will draw the cross pendant given to me by a priest whose name I forgot! And the wrist rosary is just from my imagination. 

Connect the Dots

This is a fun and challenging exercise.

I have to discover what it is by connecting the dots

that Lui made over my sketchpad.

The next challenge is to use neutral colors

like brown, mocha, beige and chocolate

to make the object look beautiful!

And when Lui asked me to "finish" it

I added rainbow on the side to show real colors

and added more lines to the object:

My First Drawing in 2014!

I am doing a simple drawing exercise using curve lines and circles.

Guess what it is?

A lavender bloom!

And since I keep forgetting my color combinations, 

Lui and I would always review the color wheel. 

So Lui said I should laminate my color wheel guide drawing

so I can check it any time!