I’m going to the second of ten drawing lessons at the AGO school tonight. Above is the product of my first week—it’s a charcoal sketch of a photocopied watercolour. And it’s not too bad, if I may say so.
I had an interesting experience buying art supplies this afternoon. I knew that I wouldn’t have the slightest idea about what, say, exactly a graphite stick was, or what non-oil pastels would look like. I told myself just go along with it (and risk looking stupid). I did pretty well until I went up to the cash. I had collected all my conte crayons (all 14) in a little holder. As I was busy putting the rest of the stuff I bought away, the holder fell off the counter and all the crayons broke and skidded across the floor…so much for not looking like an idiot.