Yesterday I started what I want to become a weekly “Art Practice Day”. I did not know yet that I would blog about it :) I hope this does not interfere too much with what I want to be a “free” art practice, something I do to explore. So I reserve the right to stop blogging, or not do it every time ;)
I wanted to start with on-location drawing. As it was expected to rain, I decided on a museum. I love the Überseemuseum but have already drawn there several times, and also Focke Museum, a museum about the history of Bremen with a lot of interesting exhibits, is not far away from my place :)
It was indeed a rainy and very gloomy day! I had wanted to go in the morning but (of course) when I managed to get ready I found there was not enough time left before lunch to not feel rushed, so I swapped my plans for morning and afternoon and went after lunch – this time it worked :)
I almost left without drawing anything – I was annoyed because I was not allowed to take my bag (in case I would want to stick myself to some exhibit – although I’m obviously far from the age group that thinks that can somehow save the planet…). Next time I’ll have to restrict myself on art supplies (: Then I almost left after the first drawing. Then I almost left after the second one (do you see a pattern there? ;)) But I stuck to it and ended up spending about the time I had thought I would :) (about 1 1/2 to 2 hours drawing – plus some wandering around in the museum)
So a lot of resistance, despite enjoying the drawing time itself (of all 3 pieces), and being quite pleased with the result. I guess it means it’s important to me to be doing this art practice; I think it will get easier with repetition!
If you feel like sharing your art practice stories with me, or/and if you’re in or around Bremen and would like to join for drawing on location, I’d be happy to hear from you: send me an email! (at the moment I’d rather not enable post comments)