Chris Beaven

I’m struggling to figure out why I’m do so much drawing yet I don’t feel I’m improving…

Nothing special today, I’m not feeling well so I’m just drawing.

Today I’m drawing a bit differently.

A bad model is not very inspiring but that is no reason for the drawing to be bad.

Some days the drawing goes really well then other days it seems like I can’t but the charcoal in the right place to save my life.

I have a cold today so I’m just drawing from Drawthis.com.

Another session using DrawThis on Youtube and I’m back to the conte a paris charcoal pencils.

Today’s experiment didn’t go well at all.

Today I’m experimenting with materials and trying subtlety different ways to draw with vine charcoal.

I’m back to using DrawThis on YouTube but this time I’m using different materials.

It’s nice to get back to some figure drawing after a few days away.

Drawing a model in costume is quite a challenge but a lot of fun.

Lately I’ve had some interesting discussions about weather or not to worry about accuracy and how representational artists learn.

Not much to report today, just drawing.

For this session I was able to get into the zone and let the visual information flow.

I did a bunch of drawing tonight, some sitting and some standing with vine charcoal.

Being a creative person is not just all about joy and whimsical passion there is some science behind it.

Some days are harder than others and I wonder if it is me or the poses…

After doing an hour long drawing focusing on the details and doing a lot of shading I realized I wasn’t learning much.

Recognizing at what rate you can draw while sustaining accuracy is very important especially when what your drawing is difficult.

For a long time I have questioned why I needed to do gestures but I think I’ve finally seen their importance.

As I have gained experience over the years I realize that art is done well with a calm and focused mind.

Today was one of those days when work went very long and I didn’t have a lot of time for art.

Today I decided to work from a “Draw This” video on YouTube but it became extremely frustrating.

Today I did a bunch of drawing and a long drawing with vine charcoal.

I’m not timing myself for these gesture drawing so some of them are taking more than 5 minutes.

Those of you that have read my blog for a while know that I have no issue recognizing what I suck at and dealing with it head on.

Some more figure starts today and a longer drawing that wasn’t going well at all.

Today I did a series of figure drawing starts.

Late Sunday drawing and I used the same format as our Saturday life drawing sessions.

Normally I would avoid a pose like this but not today.

The expressive gestural start is great, but at some point I need to measure for accuracy.

I’m doing some research and building a curriculum to follow and I’m surprised at what I found.