This class kicked my butt, and I think the most challenging
thing was finding the motivation to draw things in great detail for final
drawings. My main reason for taking this class was to have a semester of
drawing under my belt in (potential) preparation for graduate school in
landscape architecture/landscape design. Because drawing in this field is so
project-oriented, I think in my own mind I get lazy about drawing that doesn’t
serve a clear project or purpose. Drawings for landscape architecture also tend
to be quick and more of sketches, with much of the design work then being done
on a computer. So I also have this conception of drawing being the initial step
in a design process, and I am always trying to rush to another stage further
along in the process.
This is not to say that I don’t appreciate drawing as an
artistic process and medium; I love watching other people draw and seeing drawn
art, but I just don’t seem to have the patience to draw my own work. As far as
personal art goes, I am also a photographer, so I think I’ve gotten used to the
instant gratification that comes with taking and editing a photo. I do love
that drawing, like photography and other artistic processes, are really calming
for me, and require an effortless focus once I get into a certain rhythm. I
just wish I had more time for drawing and because I usually don’t, I tend to
start feeling impatient.
- Minshu
- Minshu
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