1. the age i was when i figured out i could draw a. age 5 drew a picture of my grandfather popping...
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Jennifer Donovan
Life as an artist…
The Timeline 1. The age I was when I figured out I could draw•A. Age 5 drew a picture of my grandfather popping pop corn on a wood stove.
•B. Age 10 started coping free hand animals out of a drawing book
•C. Mom and Dad caught on and bought me a set of colored pencils and markers for Christmas
•D. The love affair with office supplies and art supplies begins`
2. Subjects I enjoyed drawing•A. Animals, animals and more animals•B. Art classes in middle school made me try different things (bad Portrait!)
•C. Started drawing rock stars at 16 (Portraits much improved!)
•D. Still love drawing animals too
3. New Mediums and art classes•A. Seminole State College art classes•B. Experimented with water colors, colored pencil, pastels
•C. Finally tried oil paints in my late 20’s—LOVE PAINTING! But better at drawing…
My drawings
My Paintings
My hand-painted furniture
Hand Painted Furniture continued
Timeline continued
4. Ways to practice drawing and styles of drawing• A. Magnetic drawing board and dry erase or chalk board
• 1. learn to draw quickly and loosely plus easily erased• B. Loose paper or Drawing pad and any writing tool even crayons• C. Tracing a picture to begin with, then try adding the color and shadows
on your own.• 1. Shadows are made up of different colors and values to create depth—it’s
the different between a cartoon and a 3 dimensional appearing image.• 2. Books on drawing will break down proportions of a subject to and give
you tools help you draw with more accuracy without tons of erasing and starting over.
Shading techniques
Timeline Continued
5. Drawing leads to other Art forms and Media• A. Pottery• B. Mixed Media• C. Stained Glass• D. Metal Working• E. Various aspects of Design
Pottery
Pottery
Pottery is an ancient art form that Combines form and function and is stillUsed today
Mixed MediaMixed media is an art that combines several textures and materials
from paper to fabric, wood, leaves, clay and other objects
Mixed Media
Metal Working Many artist choose to work in metal whether they like doing
sculpture or designing jewelry.
Stained Glass Stained glass and glass blowing are other art forms that
combine form and function as they are beautiful and useful
Blown Glass
Timeline Conclusion
7. Careers for Fine Artists• A. Courtroom Artist• B. Medical Illustrator• C. Greeting Card Artist• D. Children’s Books Illustrator
Courtroom illustrations
Art Career examples
Medical Illustrator examples
Greeting Card DesignerGreeting card artwork
Looser styles of Drawing and
Painting
The Photos I have Drawn From
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Dave Matthews
John Lennon
Mikey
Mikey
Mikey
Mikey
Thank You
Thank you so much for letting me come and speak to you about something that means so much to me.
It is my hope that through these examples of artistic style you will find the artist in you .
Creativity is the language of the soul, and it just makes a person feel good to use it!