Earlier this year I was set a summer art project under the title of 'Scavenge, Draw, Record' which is a pretty self explanatory title. We (myself and the rest of the people on my course) were given a list of 20+ items to complete over the course of 5 weeks, which ranged from researching universities to collecting certain items and drawing experimentally.
It was a change for me, learning to draw onsite and collecting nearly everything I had used on a daily basis, but I think the experience challenged me in a good way and I have learnt that being out of the ordinary is never a bad thing.
My favourite element of the project was probably the 'Drawing a day' task, where I decided to build up a collage of different subjects of interest I found that day. (See below)
From this particular task I have learnt to trust in my observational skills, and that if something happens to go wrong it is not the end of the world and can easily be corrected by drawing over it. I have also learnt to trust in myself and my own abilities, as I have always followed the mantra that I 'cannot draw'. However over the period of 5 weeks I have proven to myself that I can in fact draw, and I can draw quite well. I believe this ability has sprung from the fact that I have stopped overthinking every line I create, and I now in fact dive into the prospect of observational drawing with open arms.The skill that develops from this is that of not being afraid to try. For future learning this is very important, as I need to be able to approach tasks with an open mind and give everything 100%.
I believe the only thing that hasn't been successful with this task is that I didn't manage to complete it! The full criteria was to draw everyday for a month, however I lapsed and will admit to missing a few days, although I believe the build up of what I have created is working strong composition-wise. I can improve this by completing it over the next week, in order to maximise the page to its full potential, otherwise the negative space takes over and it obviously looks unfinished.
There are also a few more pages of the summer work that I am really pleased with, as you can see below.
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