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\"Grape<\/a>
Grape Leaves by C. Rosinski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I liked this odd composition better than any of the more \u2018normal\u2019 ones I tried to impose on these grape leaves. I find my compositions when I\u2019m half asleep in bed, scrolling through my photos using filters that only show abstractions, so maybe that explains why they\u2019re odd, or instinctual, or something.<\/p>\n

Anyway, since I\u2019m turning 65 this summer, I\u2019m practicing eschewing rules in general and drawing whatever makes me happiest. I’m drawing this piece with my new non-blended method because I think the texture will add a little extra something, and because it’ll just be fun.<\/p>\n

\"Grape<\/a>Fabriano Artistico<\/strong>
\nI’m using Fabriano Artistico paper because it’s easier to get to. My Arches paper is in full sized sheets enfolded in cardboard within more cardboard, and I tried to convince our sixteen-year-old cat to get off the bed, so I\u2019d have a flat space large enough to do all that unfolding, but he refused.<\/p>\n

The Artistico, which is in smaller sheets, has a clear diagonal grain that becomes visible after hatching with soft leads. I\u2019m filling that in diagonally with a second layer of harder leads, and it creates a lovely texture when fleshed out this way. It seems to erase well enough, but I\u2019ve only had to do some light touch-up erasing on this piece so far.<\/p>\n

These are wild grape vine leaves that run up and over our driveway gate. Yesterday we saw one of our town police-persons eyeing our property again because our vegetation is about to overgrow the sidewalk. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be getting ANOTHER thirty-day citation to trim them back.<\/p>\n

The THING IS, people don\u2019t realize that the vines and various other vegetation along our northern fence are some of my finest subjects for drawing! It\u2019s hard to eschew the rules and live a life of artistic freedom when your town has yard-police! I’m not sure what to do about this development. Details to follow.<\/p>\n

\"Grape<\/a>Textures<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m experimenting with various textures in this piece. In my last non-blended drawing<\/a>, I tried to keep my textures all the same, and it looked okay, but it was a headache that wasn\u2019t needed. As a matter of fact, I think different textures will look even better. For example, I\u2019m keeping most of the background textures very rough, but the leaf textures range from rough to smooth depending on the type of pencil grade and the pencil point I used to create the hatch.<\/p>\n

\"Grape<\/a>Contrast<\/strong>
\nI enjoy this type of drawing because it allows me to experiment with highly contrasted highlights and shadows, but I\u2019ll only use it on larger pieces for now. For example, a 5\u201dx6\u201d non-blended drawing of a flower could hold a lot of detail and be quite beautiful, but a 3\u201dx4\u201d non-blended drawing would be a little difficult for me to do at this point because of size. I\u2019m not ruling it out, though.<\/p>\n

My beloved Grafwoods don’t cover the range I need in the H and harder grades, so I’ve had to change pencil types. I\u2019ve never had this problem on Arches’ paper, so it must be a combination of the Fabriano\u2019s surface and the pencils. The wonderful Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils have come to the rescue, and I\u2019m having no trouble with them giving the values needed.<\/p>\n

What caught my eye about this scene, besides the leaves, were the gradations in the background. They are lovely in the reference shot. I can\u2019t hope to duplicate what a camera can produce, and I don’t want to, but I\u2019ll do my best to make them interesting.<\/p>\n

My Bipolar Brain Took Another Dive
\n<\/strong>During this drawing, my brain decided to take another mood dip while adjusting to a new medication. I kept drawing through the dip, but it was hard to focus, and my drawings times were cut short. Now that I\u2019m through the dip, I\u2019m grateful that I stayed with my daily drawing, even though it was a struggle. I have this piece to show for my effort, and I think this drawing shows that I lived through these weeks as well as I possibly could.<\/p>\n

Self -gratitude is hard to come by when you\u2019re bipolar. There\u2019s nothing like knowing your brain isn\u2019t functioning well to make you feel inferior. But, pulling this drawing out of several weeks of depression has set off little burbles of self-gratitude inside me that feel like the effervescence inside a bottle of pop.<\/p>\n

Drawing has been a real touchstone in my life. Even when I\u2019m in utter despair, I can always manage to draw for a few minutes a day. If you\u2019re bipolar, I recommend that you practice your most loved art form every day, too.<\/p>\n

\"Grape<\/a>
Grape Leaves by C. Rosinski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Last Steps<\/strong>
\nI realize that there’s a lot of work here that I didn’t write about. Please forgive me. It was part of my depression to think that I wasn’t progressing very much, so I didn’t scan my work and I didn’t keep a journal about what I was doing either. I’ll try to remember to continue scanning and writing next time.<\/p>\n

Briefly, I darkened the gradations to give the drawing some depth, since there are so many mid-values in it that it was verging on washing out in a sea of mid-gray. I also put some machining lines along the round fence rail near the top of the drawing, and even though they aren’t perfect, I think they set that gradation apart and make it look more round.<\/p>\n

I’ve come out of my depression again, thanks to my doctor and a final medication adjustment. Hopefully I’ll be alright for a long while. I look forward to drawing more and also making more sculptures that I’ll be showing you soon.<\/p>\n

Much love and light,
\nCarol<\/p>\n

PS – We didn’t receive a citation for our overgrown vegetation after all! This might be because my husband trimmed back a few of the less artful subjects. :p<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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