Still Life of Yesteryear

I don't have many pieces of artwork that I created from childhood and adolescence. Since the age of 18 I found myself moving frequently, and inevitably loosing some of my portfolio folders and sketchbooks in the many moves, or lost to environmental damage. Although drawing since a child, Art Classes in High School, Junior College, and College, really helped fine tune my skill, providing me with the knowledge of various artistic techniques.

I recently found a few portfolio folders that contained some of my Still Life Drawings from High School Art Class, and from a beginning drawing class that I took in Junior College... 
I found the contrast between my work from the two classes very interesting. 
Here, to the left, is a Still Life Drawing that I rendered in Charcoal, while in High School. The Second drawing, to the right, is similar in subject matter, a Still Life Drawing of a bottle gourd, also in Charcoal, but was completed about three years later, while I was in Junior College.
​Quite an improvement in dimension and shading I would say!

Still Life Drawing in Charcoal, by Roxanne Rodriguez late 1990's.

Still Life Drawing in Charcoal, by Roxanne Rodriguez, 2001.

While taking that beginning art course in Junior College, students would draw for 4 hour sessions, practicing the techniques we were taught that week. My professor would play Blondie's Greatest Hits, set up mannequins, suitcases, gourds, old gas cans, and other interesting objects, in the middle of the room, while all the students spent hours just drawing the items that we saw. We practiced shading the contrast of light and shadows. 

Here are a few drawings that I still have from that class that I drew of the mannequins my professor had. These are still a few of my favorite drawings. Maybe one day I will frame them and hang them in a dressing room. In the mean time, Enjoy! 

Still Life Drawing of a Mannequin, Charcoal, by Roxanne Rodriguez, 2001.

Cross Contour Drawing of a Mannequin, Ink, by Roxanne Rodriguez, 2001.

Cross Contour Drawing of a Mannequin, Ink, by Roxanne Rodriguez, 2001.

If you enjoyed viewing a few of my Still Life Drawings of Yesteryear,
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