Drawing for Dummies, take one

Yesterday evening was my first drawing class since grade school. Except for the high school senior, I was easily the youngest in the class, but the students were an interesting mix of women from many different walks of life, including a erstwhile professional ballerina who, now in her late 60s, was looking for a new creative outlet.

Even though we were learning only the very basic basics, we did several exercises.

We first learned several styles for how to approach an object, including contour drawings, breaking down into shapes, and restating lines.

With the last 10 minutes, we were asked to sketch our own hand, by breaking it down into rough shapes, and then softening the edges and redrawing the lines.

Our homework was to sketch things around the house. This is my first attempt.

Tonight: my first creative writing class. (Eeeep!)

Up tomorrow, spending the afternoon in Winterthur Gardens to see what else I can find to sketch.