To draw or not to draw, another silly question?

Fabric, charcoal drawing

Last semester at Bakersfield College I was told a class in the arts was necessary before transferring to Cal State. I happily enrolled in Drawing 101 and enjoyed it immensely. The teacher chose to have us work almost exclusively with charcoal, a medium I had not previously used. I found the shades, tonal range and ease of use to be pretty good.

 

My rendition of plate 5 by Charles Bargue

One of the most carefully studied bits of Styrofoam ever 🙂

Ears are deceptively difficult to draw!

Crosshatching techniques

Skull and Cross bone?

Architectural perspective

Portrait of a caver

At last a little bit of color!

My final project- Game over man!

I really enjoyed the course and intend to continue drawing with charcoal- I’ve got a new project on my desk right now 🙂