It's been a while since I posted anything - so here's today's drawing. [View all]

We're working on more abstract images created using a still-life setup and then changing perspective. This one combined moving from one vantage point to another plus rotating our paper.

I started sitting on the floor looking up at the collection of objects with the paper in the orientation here.

Then the professor called time (30 minutes later) and we moved counter-clockwise around the collection of objects - AND - rotated our paper 90 degrees clockwise. The pitcher near the top is right side up in this perspective, as well as a pear and apple in the upper right corner (and other less identifiable things).

Time again (another 30 minutes), another counter-clockwise move around the collection of objects - AND - another 90 degree rotation of our paper (so what started as the top of the picture was now the bottom).

Final time - we were free to stay where we were, move, or just touch up what we had (which is what I did).

The thing that surprises me most is the house in the upper left corner. It's actually upside down from the way it was drawn. What appears to be a roof is actually the base of the house. I'm also surprised that it looks interesting in all 4 paper positions - even though I only drew in 3 of them.

We're supposed to use this (or related) techniques in our final project. I'm not sure I can make myself do that. It's kind of fun when there is no grade attached to it, but the final project is a substantial part of our grade - which makes it less fun to just play and see what comes up.