Suzanne's assignment was to draw two places on campus that hold significance to us. I chose the Alumni garden, and the bus stop outside of the Graham building.
During Suzanne's lecture today I felt inspired to explore my individual style, and to push myself in ways I have been hesitant to do so...For me, I'm hesitant to draw with pen and without the use of straight edges. Today, I left my pencil, and my ruler behind. While I think it's probable that my drawing would have been a little better with them, it was a freeing experience.
Something I've learned: Pen is permanent and so are bug guts...Nothing a little watercolor can't fix...As I was drawing a bug decided to grace my presence in the Alumni garden, it decided to leave its remains on my drawing. Slightly unfortunate, however the green splatter was ironically placed among the plants in my drawing.
I have been drawn to this space since I arrived in Greensboro back in August of 2009. I immediately fell in love with this garden. When I sit there on the bench donated by the 1964 class I glance at the flowers and the back of the Alumni House and ponder who may have sat where I am? What dreams did they discover at UNCG? I see it as one foot in the past, and an eye to the future. It's peaceful, and inspiring. I cannot wait to take my graduation photos there in May 2013. =) Thank you class of 1919 for this beautiful getaway.
This is outside of Graham. I catch the HEAT bus here every day. I chose to draw this space because it is something that will be unique to my first year, and a memory I wanted to hold onto in my first year sketchbook. Taking the HEAT bus has its moments of inconvenience (i.e. the fact that it stops by 7pm), but it has helped me immensely in my first year being without a parking pass. When I walk past this bus depot in years to come before graduation I will smile, and remember my first year fondly.
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ReplyDeleteI really love how the bug decided to make a permanent visit to your paper. It reminded me of how Suzanne mentioned in class that when you look at these sketches in the future, you will be brought back to sights, sounds and smells of your time sketching... You also can add, remembering bug guts to this list.