Last week Søren decided to copy a Van Gogh drawing. He pulled out a sketchbook, sharpened some pencils and spent an hour studying line and texture, shape and value.
The result is stunning.
This reminded me of the wonderful creative journey my friend Sandra set her son, Joshua, on a challenge to “Draw 100 Faces.”
And so, the challenge is on. Only for Søren, the challenge verbiage has been transformed, “Make a book. Not just any book. Make a book of 100 heads.”
Some of the heads will be studies of famous artist’s drawings. He started with Van Gogh. He moved on to Paul Klee. Tomorrow he might try Da Vinci.
Some of the heads will be drawings from life. Today Søren drew himself.
But some of the heads will be straight from Søren’s imagination. These are the drawings I am especially looking forward to.
The goal is a drawing a day for 100 days.
And the reward?
Why, the book of course.
– Kim