yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

The assignment was to create a visual analogy between an object and a card with a painting on it. I have no idea what a visual analogy is but I chose a card with a painting of the ocean and bottles make me think of the ocean. I put water in the bottle thinking this might be an analogy. Here it is.

Lets get a little perspective

This is a linear perspective drawing done from within the classroom. The strapping young lad in the foreground is my friend Travis, who draws in a full spread eagle.

Shell

The assignment was to draw this still life of a shell on a column, emulating an artist's style different from our own. I chose an artist who I cannot remember, but they drew with mainly mono-directional lines in pen and ink. I had never used pen and ink before so I decided to give it a try. I used a a traditional pen that needs to be dipped in ink, and I discovered that I cannot draw straight lines.