Drawing

~ MaryG
Daily writing prompt
Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time?
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For many years I loved to draw and sketch. I did some painting as well. I worked with pencil, charcoal, pastels, and pen & ink. When I painted, I used acrylics. I took many art classes as a teen and young adult in school and at local museums. I remember drawing nude models as early as middle school and we took it very seriously (no giggling).

I think I got discouraged when I took a higher level studio art class as a sophomore in college and got a C+. Up until then, I always got great grades in studio art. The professor seemed to want us to make the leap from realism to conceptual stuff. I guess I wasn’t good at that.

I took a photography class after college, but eventually started to put more energy into music and singing. The thing about music (singing anyway) is that it doesn’t take up much space in your apartment or on your walls. You can sing anywhere. No supplies needed. But sometimes I do miss drawing. I loved it for many years.

I have this one large pencil drawing of my favorite animal hanging in the living room. I did it in a high school art class. Everything else is in the attic.
OK WordPress, you got me to go in the attic. These are two “head studies” in pencil and charcoal that I did in college.
A male nude in charcoal
A still life in pencil
A more abstract pencil drawing
A female nude in charcoal (perspective is hard)

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