I love this kind of exercise for a journal. Here are some ideas I use with
my classes.
1. Quick sketches: Capturing movement, Light, Images in series showing
change, Object observation
2. Extended sketches - various subjects
3. Daily document: Observe an object, situation, or event (daily ritual)
over a period of days. Create a number drawings or one drawing with lots of
layers
4. Memory Box: Collect a number of objects in a box that are significant
natural mementos of place. Describe the significance of each memento in your
journal. Drawings are based on items in the box emphasizing your personal
associations rather than form, proportion, shape and color.
5. Images in series take 3 small observational drawings and enlarge each
to double the size through drawing. Each becoming more detailed either by
continued observation or by imagination. Then take two of those and double
their size through drawing. The process can go on infinitely.
6. Draw an object as signifier of experience, values, desire, or mood
through distortion, color elaboration, etc.
7. Abstraction: Conceptual subjects, visualizations, invented, abstracted,
non objective, explorations of pure form
8. Consider two unrelated objects and visually describe how they are
similar
9. Examine a list of image ideas to find common themes or similarities
10. Pick a natural object and draw 20 variations of it for example 20 uses
for a sweet gum ball.
11. Draw a sound.
12. Draw a shadow.
Enjoy!
Kelly Adams
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> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:47 +0800
> From: Patty Hudak <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: DRAWING-RESEARCH Digest - 25 Jan 2012 to 6 Feb 2012 (#2012-8)
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> Hello Drawing Researchers;
>
> I am setting up a challenge/project with my students. The challenge is that we
> are going to commit to drawing 15 minutes a day for 30 days in a row.
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> It's just straight drawing, not worrying about result, theme, style, critical
> voice-- hoping to establish the habit if drawing into their lives, with weekly
> meetings for accountability.
>
> I am going to give them daily suggestions, but also I expect that themes will
> emerge. Actually, I am curious about what will happen.
>
> Can you please send me suggestions of 15 minute exercises that you think will
> fit this model. The drawings are all being done in a sketchbook, so something
> like visual journaling, but also can be more mindless. The idea is to get rid
> of the resistance, perfectionism, self doubt-- the kind of things that would
> keep someone from successfully following through. The idea is oriented towards
> the practice, not the result.
>
> You are a great resource!
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Patty Hudak
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