Chair Process Blog 1

There was a moment of pure fear before I put the charcoal on the paper. What if this wasn’t right? I wanted to force myself to strive for perfection in a way I usually don’t. Most of the time I accept imperfection as long as what I am trying to depict remotely resembles itself. Drawing this chair required more concentration than I am used to, and more self analysis. The stark fear I felt began to fade as I let myself experiment, be messy and make mistakes. The more I messed up and corrected the better I felt. Slowly the image came together. Looking back on it now, it doesn’t look very good to me. Maybe the back is too angular, or the fact that the shadows are undefined is confusing. I have to remind myself to draw what it looks like, not what I think it should look like.

Clicking back and forth between the process photos is exciting thought because I can see every little adjustment I made. I can’t wait to continue to refine and define the work. Who thought a chair could be so interesting?