Journal Entry 6

4/12- Union Bay Natural Area
Today we met out in the Union Bay Natural Area to exercise our drawing skills and techniques acquired from Maria Coryell Martin, the expeditionary artist we met in class on Tuesday. Our mission was to sketch one plant and one critter in great depth, then make 4 related thumbnail sketches, and then draw and note weather observations. These are all in line with the Grinnell method of field observation. While it was a rather cold day and I was underprepared for the weather, it was a fun and gratifying experience. I do not even remember the last time I tried my hand at sketching seriously, and I was pleasantly surprised by my ability to draw flowers, leaves, and trees in general. My hummingbird was less satisfying, however it was decent given the great distance from which I observed it rapidity with which it departed.
I will attach the pictures later in a scanned form.

Posted on 01 May, 2012 18:44 by keenan44