Stay Balanced

Things will get rough sometimes in life. Stay centered.  Stay balanced. 

 

Kimathi Innis' (Ki Innis) Sketchbook - 2024

 

Hello.  Anyone still there?  With the overload of noise at the usual social media outlets, I figure that people are going to go back to looking at individual blogs.  Here I am blowing off the dust off this blog.  

Some of the artwork I am posting are works I have been doing over the past few years.  Most have been seen on other channels. 

FORCE Drawing in Japan with Michael Mattesi

I had the opportunity to finally meet and work with Michael Mattesi here in Japan a couple of weeks ago.  Michael truly is a great designer and drawing instructor.    The concept of using rhythm is not such a 'new' concept in figure drawing but Michael's idea of force is pushing that to the next step by using it as a design tool to inform your drawings. 

Luckily we had very good models to work with who understood Michael's theory and actively applied that to their poses.  

I appreciate Michael not just because he is a great and encouraging instructor but he really encourages students to think and make design choices as as they are drawing.  

It's easy to fall into a comfort zone once you have figured out a method or formula for drawing.  It's good for your overall growth and learning as a compete artist to be shaken up and challenged every now and then.