Intentions Unit

I have carried on looking for different artists for inspiration.  The book Watercolour and Pencil Drawings by Cezanne, 1973.



Figure 1: Heads after various Old Masters, 1876-9.

I have started taken an interest in drawing people, after reading the book. People watching around Manchester has had an impact upon this work.

  

Figure 2: Sketchbook drawing.



 

I find it intresting watching people and drawing them, for everyone is different, but to be able to docment their mood, and personilaty onto paper. I find that intresting and challenging.  Movements of people are an interesting observation, but make it difficult to draw also finding people by chance has an impact upon this work.

Figure 3: Transferring onto fabric.

In comparison to a building it is difficult to draw movement. There is an issue with time as people may leave. I have tried to work from my drawing and transferring it on to fabric with machine stitch. With machine stitch I had to treat the drawing as a continually line drawing.  

The size of fabric has an impact on detail. I find it helpful to continually draw the same thing over and over. For I believe practice makes perfect, so I did the same with drawing and embroidery.

Figure 4: Sketchbook drawing.

 

It is the same person, in a different position showing movement. I find it useful to draw the person first and the surroundings second. As I retained focus on the figure, the drawing took a closer perspective , although I didn’t physically move closer.

 

Figure 5: Transferring onto fabric.

Once again, I have free stitched this piece with a sewing machine, but I found myself copying my own work and getting stressed for the fabric drawing does not look the same as my sketchbook drawing, I need to understand that I am not trying to copy but to create something new, an improvement, that is what I am trying to achieve.  Colour for this purpose would be distracting so in order to know my material properties I am able to recreate my sketchbook atmosphere.