Day 30 - David Briggs...George Bridgman of Our Time

Over the last couple of years I've been really fortunate to have fantastic teachers. When it comes to life drawing, I've always had a high opinion of David Briggs (teahcer of mine). When I was in the Louvre in Paris, students were in the Rubens room drawing but didn't appear to have a method. They were doing these piecemeal, painstaking drawings that were taking forever. It occurred to me that one may have underestimated this teacher of mine.

Today I went to actually do some drawing as I haven't done any in the last month and just itching to do some. When I'm not drawing, usually always thinking about it. So when I came to do draw today, felt like I'd gone up a level in terms of understanding which is always satisfying and leads to better drawings.

The challenge with drawing today was the cold. Sitting in one spot any longer than a few minutes, if your butt hasn't gone cold from the stone you are sitting on, the wind rips through you - certainly an interesting challenge. Hopefully I can post up the images some time soon.