Negative Space Contours

I think this contour is my most successful one so far
This chair was one of my first negative space drawings. It was drawn at a strange angle since it was sitting on a table and I was looking up at it. The seat of the chair you are seeing is the bottom of the seat because I was looking up at the elevated chair.
These Flowers were very difficult to draw the negative space of since there are so many irregular gaps and spaces.

Blind Contour

This may be my first successful blind contour. I think it turned out well because I rarely picked up the pencil and I focused on small areas at a time. It's funny how this really does look like my hand.

Inspiration

This is my first post and I am very excited to get started sketching. I came across a really interesting blog with one particular entry that I loved. This blog post showed the process of a drawing and how it can totally transform from it's original purpose. The artist was frustrated with a piece of hers she was working on, so she ripped it apart and used it for another piece that turned out beautiful. I absolutely love how creative the artist was to paste her beautiful strips of paper into a dress. The artist then sketched arms and a face with wispy hair. My favorite part about the drawing is the woman's face. Her face has an expression of complete content that is so hard to capture. I think that when a drawing speaks to the viewer and effects the viewers mood that it is a successful piece of work. Improving people's lives and inspiring others is the purpose of art and design in the first place.
Credit: penelopeillustration.com/blog