I am not finished with my BCN stories yet. I haven’t even finished scanning all the BCN sketches. Gosh, scanning CAN take a lot of time….But right now, I am interrupting the BCN flashback with something more important. A blind contour! Here is my entry for the Blind Contour Friday.
I know it’s a day late, but I actually drew this on Thursday night in the metro on the way home. It’s a cup and a saucer (can you recognize it?) from the Riviera Maison winter catalog. On the far left, I drew a BC of one of their armchair. In case you are wondering, the color is not applied blind. I applied the color today, just before scanning.
I decided to join the BCF cult after reading Karen Winter‘s post on ‘Conquering the Inner Gorgon’. I have done some BC drawings but never posted them. I/my inner critic considered them as ugly. However, I want to get rid of my perfectionism and I am on my way there. So hopefully, doing BC exercises will get me there faster. I will most likely post my BC drawings later than Fridays, since I usually don’t have enough time to post drawings on the day I make them.
Evy, congratulations on joining in … it wasn’t that traumatic, was it?
There’s something strangely liberating about doing these and knowing that it doesn’t matter that they look perfect. The imperfection is part of the charm!
In fact, when I see some that turn out perfectly with all the lines connected “just so” I can’t help but wonder if the person peeked a little.
Your cups an saucers are recognizable and charming just as they are.
K.
Thanks for your encouragement Karen! And you’re right. It’s quite liberating.