Hey folks. I'm in a great mood for no particular reason, why not update this 'ol journal.
Im seriously loving lifedrawing at the mo. Twice a week, Stu comes on tuesdays and its always great to shoot the shit with him.
This Thursdays session I ran into my first proper 'arty farty' person. By this I mean, they study art for the sake of learning what art is. You know what I mean, the whole flashing bulb in a blank room thing and calling it art, and hey, to some it may be. But the thing was, she wasnt the least bit interested in learning any skills. I mean just something simple like construction, line work, gesture lines. She pretty much just sat there and doodled the whole session. Going to a lifedrawing session is one thing, but actually pushing yourself there is another.
Ok, so I've been through animation and had all the rules drilled into me. Id never criticise anyone for not knowing any better. But even back when I first started, I hungered to learn more. Constantly reading tutorials and badgering people for tips and so on. I think I scare alot of people when we initially meet just cause my mind flips over too 'omg, this person knows stuff I need!' mode.
So, what erks me I guess, is the simple fact that, she doesnt care! (and I want her to care!)
Does she use it as an excuse for being lazy, or doesn't realise the hard yards you have to go through to get anything.
She saw my stuff, and said, 'oh, you must be an animator, you use all the lines and things.'
She goes to the same school as Stu and had seen his stuff.
Is there some other way to do lifedrawing I don't know about? Where you can can just show up and then use that to cement your position whenever you call yourself an 'artist'.
I mean, its one thing to talk about art, but if you don't do any work its all just wank, right?
That was a bit of a rant I've had in the back of my head for a while. It comes across kinda one sided, but meh, that was my honest gut reaction to it.
Ratatouille came out yesterday, so already got tickets booked for it tonight. Then Yum Cha tomorrow morning and some kinda party tomorrow night with Stu. Yay, beer!
That's me.
I'm going for a run.