Blind Contour Face: Riley

This piece, one of the first of the year, was completed on August 26, 2010. We had to do a blind contour drawing; essentially I drew Riley, who was sitting across from me, without looking at the paper or lifting up my hand. In revising the piece I cleaned up some of the lines and had to add five shades of value. This piece was done so long ago, but I think I did a great job achieving value around his neck and chin. It was hard to work with at first, especially since I had no drawing experience, but I think it turned out nicely for one of the first things I did in art!

Candy Apple

This drawing started with a regular apple, but as it progressed the drawing became less about the apple and more about color and the shapes within the fruit. The contour lines are meant to show form, and I decided to make each one a solid color to play on the idea that every object contains every color. I'm very pleased with this piece. I think it's fun to look at and can be viewed on many different levels. The lines and bands create a separation in the apple, but I feel like the colors pull it together as one object. Enjoy!

-Kelly