Drawing For the Absolute and Utter Beginner
By Claire Watson Garcia
Publisher:Watson-Guptill Publications, ©2003
Reviewed by Mary Richards
| So you want to
draw. You get pencil, pen or charcoal, and you, well, create a
portrait that looks nothing like the subject. In fact, your
picture may resemble somebody the CIA would be interested in. The
tabletop you just drew refuses to lie flat, the floor angles up
at the back of the room as though a shoddy contractor just walked
out the door, and your mugs and bottles look distinctly two
dimensional, while the draped fabric of the dress, coat, jacket,
blouse, curtain or tablecloth looks as frozen as if it was pegged
on a clothes line in the tundra during an ice storm.
So you say or think the following: Never could and never will be able to draw. Only a real artist can do this. Au contraire, my friend. Pay close attentions to the easy to follow chapter directions. Take your time; you aren't on an assembly line. And practice. And practice some more. It's okay to do a study many more times than once. This is not a one shot deal. You'll surprise yourself. I guarantee it. MARY RICHARDS SPENT MANY YEARS TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. INOCULATED WITH THE READING BUG IN THE FIRST GRADE WITH THE "ADVENTURES OF DICK AND JANE," SHE HAS HAD A LOVE AFFAIR WITH PRINT EVER SINCE. SHE ENJOYS READING, WRITING, AND PAINTING. © The Arts, etc., Copyright 2009 |