I feel like these four resolved drawings are a good impression of my explorations over the weeks and highlight my favourite techniques and happy accidents.

• In the first drawing i first focussed on what my surface could provide, allowing me to use the negative space for the right tone and blanking out around it with white. i like this technique for the texture of it and enjoyed working on wood. i continued on imagery and shapes from previous drawings and composed them in other ways. i like the pink pencil and ink drawings separately but i could have layered them differently because they are quite distracting and the focal point is confused. i think i could work into this more by using white paint to blank over areas which might highlight the pink.
• The second drawing where i explore 3d drawing might be my favourite, i loved pushing drawn organic lines into a structured 3d space and using pencil to highlight the shadows. However, the execution isn’t perfect, it was pointed out in a crit that although it look interesting in a photo it probably doesn’t in person. i agree but i think that there are so many ways around this, using other materials and spending more time. There could also be the argument whether it is a drawing, 3d or relief but i like that it showed me to question at what point something becomes a drawing.
• The third drawing focusses on different shading methods, i like how i can use repetitive lines as shade and blank as start highlights. i like the effect of the clear oil pastel on the paper, i wish i had taken this further to see what else i could do with this technique. i still cant decide whether this drawing is too simple and i should have carried on, something feels incomplete about it- it might be because i hold back on creating such dark lines, maybe i should have made the shading bolder for a more interesting outcome.
• The last drawing focussed on the composition, i like using negative space and zoomed in sections of a subject as the inspiration for this work. there are lots of elements from previous drawing in this, such as the croner shape of a room and the incomplete plant- this was quite well thought out in comparison to the others i considered every aspect before hand. i think this heavy consideration can limit a drawing, i would have like to see a more interesting background or texture in the blank spaces. you can see the paper in most of my drawings, going forward i want to create more interesting surfaces to work on.

This drawing week has really benefited my understanding of what a successful drawing can be. i feel more confident now to be able to use it in all of my practice as a base and as something to resort back to when stuck. Moving away from a focus on concept has reminded me of what can be done with materials and composition.