Contemporary Practice week 5

First we did our morning visual diary with our non-dominant hand.  I forgot and the first two drawings are with my right.  I'd bought a pad of paper on sale that was long and thin and tried it out.  Last week the teacher suggested when I get an image to then do it again and again which I did.

A visiting artist gave us a slide presentation on her work and then we watched part of a video called "Manufactured Landscapes" by Ed Bertinsky -- and drew as we watched.  The next thing was to combine images from the video with images from Allan Gardens.  (I am no longer Gabriel Orozco.)  We worked on huge sheets of paper -- mine is maybe 5 x 3 feet or more.  I look on what I did this week as the background.  I have a lot more to do  -- though I don't know what that will be.

We had two more presentations on mark-making.  One was drawing with straws glued together with a glue gun.  (What is drawing?)  The other was using a propane torch on ink!  Don't try this at home OR tell the school management.  We all survived!