I sculpted several figures today and worked on two drawings. After my trip to Walden Pond, I really wanted to sculpt some immersed heads. The pond always seemed to be full of these heads just barely peeking out of the water. I also sculpted a large figure which is bending down with one hand in the water. This was another gesture I observed very frequently at the pond, people either bending down to pick something up that had fallen into the water, or just to touch the water.

I’m very close to moving into larger scale, layered drawings with multiple figures. I’m working to complete 15 of these single figure compositions as a means of becoming more acquainted with my drawing technique and process. The first drawing I did today suffered from my overuse of black, probably because I haven’t drawn for a few days. I also experimented with a different approach to the water, giving it a different kind of variation in shape and directional movement.

The drawing on its own on the left, on the right with another drawing layered underneath.

A deeply immersed head.