GCSE Art - Introduction and Still Life Project.

I take GCSE art and I love it. I am in my second year of doing the GCSE course and so far I have really enjoyed it. In the weeks to come, I will be posting about all of the work I have done so far; including the study of artists such as Audrey Flack, I will write about my repeating patterns and how they fitted in with the 'chinoiserie' theme. Another topic I have looked at is the British Arts Show 7 (BAS7) and the 'Burghers of Calais'.

The most recent topic is the Still Life work. I am coming to the end of this section of work and I will be starting my final piece next week. I will be using a medium sized canvas and acrylic paints (well, that's my hopes for the moment, but I may find that a different media would be more suited, but there aren't really any restrictions in the mediums that I can use). In this post I have included the pictures I took of my jar (and the contents of the jar), although, at the moment, I am still unsure which picture to use for my canvas piece, but the second picture is my favourite at the moment, but I want to make sure that I have chosen the right one before I start!

How I Love the Autumn Leaves

How I Love the Autumn Leaves

This Bridge (Holne bridge) is a medieval bridge and was re-built in 1413.

This is my Dad, on a sunny, yet autumnal day. These are the links to his blog:-

 http://johniesmeanderings.blogspot.co.uk/, http://scillypics.blogspot.co.uk/

The river that runs under New bridge (called the River Dart) is known to 'take a life a year'

This bridge is also a popular place for kayaking and Canoeing.

Roses and a Kitten - Photos

All of my pictures are taken on my Canon EOS 500d with EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens which I would highly recommend.

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How to Draw a Rowing Boat

When i first created my blog I wanted it to be all about my four favourite things - Photography, cooking, sewing and art; but all that I've done so far is cooking, (two posts, one on blackberry pies and one about cupcakes) and one on Photography (A day in the life of me.) but I have still been sewing, drawing and taking photos, but  I haven't had a spare hour or so to upload and publish new posts on my other hobbies. (Before I start properly, I don't claim to be amazing at art and I am not telling you this is how it should be done, but this is just how I did it.) But right now, it is 10 past 8 and I have quite a while to sort out my blog, so I will kick off my arty side of my blog with...

How to draw a rowing boat.

Firstly, I started with the construction lines in the shape of a box. As this was the first time that I had drawn this, i thought that I would copy the construction lines exactly, so I traced this first step from the book, just to make sure that i didn't get it wrong from step 1.

I then added in the rough outline of the boat. Although the outline is rough - just a guideline - it is very important to make sure that the lines are quite accurate, as this will affect the proportions and shape of the entire drawing.

Next, add the seats inside. Make sure that the seats are parallel, not at angles to each other. This makes the picture look more realistic. I also went over the lines with pencil again (only the ones that I could see that I would be keeping to the end), this helped me see what my drawing would look like in the end, so that I didn't loose hope and leave my drawing to complete another day. 

This stage is the final stage before the shading. So now is the time to add any left over details, such as the panels on the side of the boat and panels on the inside of the boat.

Finally, add shading to ever corner that the sun wouldn't reach, if you imagine that the sun comes from the top left hand corner of the page. Add the rope on the front of the boat and add a shadow underneath the rope. Don't forget to add shading under the seats and between every panel of wood, both inside and outside. Rub out any construction lines and then you're done!

All of my pictures are taken on my Canon EOS 500d with EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens which I would highly recommend.

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A Day in the Life of Me

Sunrise.

The sunlight coming through the trees on a walk I went on in the morning

Grass growing in my garden which turned out to be quite a pretty photo.

A bright blue sky

Some plants I found in my Dad's garden which looked nice with the sun on them.

Monsieur Le Frog

Flowers from the garden

Sunset.

All of my pictures are taken on my Canon EOS 500d with EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens which I would highly recommend.