Observations can be deiceiving

After we returned from our morning of photographing, we arrived at class to be confronted with live composition. Our second task was to create a series of observational drawings using a range of medias. The set up included a vast number of natural forms, ranging from flowers and fruits to shells, rocks and even popuri. These are a few photographs taken from different angles of the set up.

We also had the chance to experiment with different ways of working on paper.

The first experiment was to tear an A4 piece of paper into stripes length ways. Then, using masking tape, we had to rearrange the pieces and stick them together to create a surface to draw on.

For the second experiment, we laid two strips of masking tape across an A4 piece of paper.  

For the third experiment, we scrunched the paper up and laid it our flat. We then rubbed charcoal over the top to outline the creases. We folded the paper over and back over and held it in place with a strip of masking tape over the page.

After drawing over the surfaces usinf three different medias,  we re-arranged the stripes back into the original order to create this study. 

For this experiment we simply peeled the masking tape off and placed them back on the page in a different place.

For the final experiment, we peeled off the masking tape, unfolded the paper and stuck the masking tape back on the page where the fold had been.