For today’s assignment, please grab some paper and charcoal (or any writing utensil that you are comfortable using), and watch this video!
(Remember, “gesture drawings” are quick sketches emphasizing movement or action… take a deep breath, put pencil or charcoal to paper, and try to capture the shape of the elephant as best as you can. Work quickly.)
Giveaway: If you do the assignment, leave your comment for a chance to win this drawing (from Lab 37: Random Pick Drawings, page 101, mixed media on paper, about 9″x9″). (Remember, you don’t need to show me your results… if you comment, I will believe that you did the assignment!)
The winner will be picked after 12 noon Pacific time, Tuesday, July 27th. Happy drawing!
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July 22, 2010 at 3:26 am
Melissa
This is my favorite one yet! Please enter me in your giveaway.
thanks,
missmelissaf at yahoo dot com
July 22, 2010 at 3:27 am
Snap
I’m getting good at elephants! !!!
July 22, 2010 at 3:35 am
becky s
So cute…its so much fun to quick draw
July 22, 2010 at 3:35 am
Kimber
Mine looked like a donkey in need of rhinoplasty at first…lol! But by the time the minute was up it was looking alot more like the elephant in the video!
Love your drawing…please enter me in the giveaway!
Thanks so much! I am really enjoying all you have going on this month!
July 22, 2010 at 4:13 am
Vern
I had a lot of fun with this one! That elephant was too cute!
July 22, 2010 at 4:35 am
Jane
Fun elephant! Tks, Carla!
July 22, 2010 at 5:02 am
Carla
Ok, I’m laughing because that was fun and I’m laughing at my elephants I think they look more like amoeba! Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to receive your elephant!
July 22, 2010 at 10:37 am
Kim
That was fun! I got four elephants on a page, using a Pitt pen Medium marker. I barely looked down – great stuff!
July 22, 2010 at 11:48 am
Cynthia
Thats fun! Now I’ve got four little elephants. Because I can get enough.
Thank you for 5 minutes fun!
July 22, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Melanie K.
Penguins and elephants are my favorite animals! Love this drawing! Oh, and yes, I did the assignment … I love you are giving more assignments – I am still working thru the book (which I love by the way).
July 22, 2010 at 1:29 pm
debbie
I did it! Grabbed my charcoal and drew! I am off to shower, catch my bus and go to work. Its only 6:25 am. Thanks for these assignments. LOVE them! (and your book).
I am doing sidewalk crack drawings too. Fun!
July 22, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Lisa
Are we lifting our pencils when we draw.. is it one continual line?
Love your elephant. The colors are really great together ~:o)
July 22, 2010 at 3:01 pm
rebecca
this was my first assignment…i only got one elephant…guess i’ll figure this out as i go…plus i only used a tiny KOHNOOR pen…
July 22, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Dana
That was fun. My elephant looks like it’s part rat. It’s a ratephant.
July 22, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Jan C.
Love that elephant painting. I wouldn’t mind having it on the wall framed.
Something fresh and new about it. Good job. Jan C.
July 22, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Elizabeth Gower
Well, my 3 year old grandson recognized it as an elephant, so I guess it wasn’t too bad!!
July 22, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Joan Gillman Smith
Hi Carla, Have been drawing, painting and collaging all my life but long to include more whimsy, fun and humor in my work. I think you may have pointed me in the right direction, at least my page of gesture drawings of elephants made me laugh.
July 22, 2010 at 9:21 pm
C.B
This was a fun drawing assignment! Love elephants!
July 23, 2010 at 12:11 am
nancy connelly
Was happy and surprised at my first drawing which was blind. Much better than trying to draw it while looking.
Loved the movement, and the surprise of the cat being there.
Thanks
July 23, 2010 at 12:15 am
SPC
Not too bad a result for a first time. Made me stop thinking and just DO!
July 23, 2010 at 4:48 am
Helen
My husband can tell it’s supposed to be an elephant… I can tell I need to practice my one minute gesture drawing. Thanks for the challenge. This was fun!
July 23, 2010 at 7:02 am
stephanie-deliberately creative
Fun fun fun! thanks for the assignment. love the elephant drawing too!
July 23, 2010 at 8:34 am
Diana
I love the bit at the end! and the drawing was fun to do as well, thanks for the ideas. Would love to enter the draw.
July 23, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Jennifer S.
Sweet video. I thought the elephant was tiny until I saw it next to kitty. Thanks for this fun assignment. My kids have all had the worst tummy flu and this is just what I needed to escape the yucky zone!
July 23, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Gillian McMurray
This was such fun. Got three elephants done in one minute but they don’t really look like elephants – just moving blobs.
July 23, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Elena
They are marching on Flickr.
It was fun, and I was drawing longer than a minute.
July 23, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Joanie Hoffman
ha! this was fun & I’m at work…
I drew 3 elephants in a row with an ink pen on a post-it.
the music is fantastic!!!
July 23, 2010 at 9:41 pm
KathyH
Wahoo! There is actually a bit of “elephant-esque-ness” to my drawing!
July 23, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Lauri Packebush
This was a very fun assignment. Thanks, Carla!
July 24, 2010 at 1:15 am
KarlaRose
Well I ended up inadvertently cheating because my ancient Mac can’t really do streaming video, so the elephant stayed in one place for quite a while–more than a minute, maybe. But I did draw him!
July 24, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Cynnie
I am loving your book and these assignments are great. …just what I need right now….a good kick in the gluteus maximus. I would cherish your elephant and frame him for all to adore:) and expel his inspiration upon me.
July 25, 2010 at 3:20 am
Marilyn Harker
My sister sent this to me. I grabbed an envelope and pencil…and am quite please with my three little guys running into each other as they trundle across my name printed on the top of the envelope. I am saving this one.
I may just xerox it and continue working on it…. What fun.
Marilyn from Kauai, HI
July 25, 2010 at 10:58 am
Lady Catfern
I just LOVE this elephant and the cute little penguin nestled in his trunk!!
July 26, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Timaree (freebird)
I did it and I am even happy with the results! It looks like an elephant with one looking ahead and one looking off to the side more. Yay.
July 26, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Herm
I think the elephant was easier than others! it was a great assignment!!!!
July 26, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Carina Karlsson
Drew two. Second one was better.
July 27, 2010 at 9:58 pm
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