Last July I completed this drawing using black and white charcoal. For the assignment I wanted to draw something more interesting than the casts of Beethoven, Roman guys, Lincoln, and others, that I usually choose from at the Academy so I found some items at home. The wooden box on the left has been sitting on the bookshelf in my parents' home for as long as I can remember. I recall using it as one of the gifts presented to baby Jesus during my childhood Christmas nativity reenactments. That memory prompted the idea to draw three objects of differing materials that could represent the three gifts of the magi. It was a fun challenge drawing the varying surfaces of wood, brass, glass, and silver. To continue the theme of my blog, I'll mention that I spent 43.75 hours on this drawing (which was less than I expected going into it).
On Saturday my nieces and nephews reenacted the nativity story as my dad read the account from Luke. The three wise men used the three gifts from my drawing. I particularly enjoyed our two little lambs, and we were surprised to discover that sweet baby Lia didn't mind lying in the manger.
Later I found a photo of me and my siblings from our 1984 Christmas (I'm the little shepherd).
Last July I completed this drawing using black and white charcoal. For the assignment I wanted to draw something more interesting than the casts of Beethoven, Roman guys, Lincoln, and others, that I usually choose from at the Academy so I found some items at home. The wooden box on the left has been sitting on the bookshelf in my parents' home for as long as I can remember. I recall using it as one of the gifts presented to baby Jesus during my childhood Christmas nativity reenactments. That memory prompted the idea to draw three objects of differing materials that could represent the three gifts of the magi. It was a fun challenge drawing the varying surfaces of wood, brass, glass, and silver. To continue the theme of my blog, I'll mention that I spent 43.75 hours on this drawing (which was less than I expected going into it).
On Saturday my nieces and nephews reenacted the nativity story as my dad read the account from Luke. The three wise men used the three gifts from my drawing. I particularly enjoyed our two little lambs, and we were surprised to discover that sweet baby Lia didn't mind lying in the manger.
