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Lights out 

2/16/2015

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Oh no! There is a power outage –I cannot even see my hand in front of me .This is probably what a  visually impaired person’s world must be like .
 I grope around in the dark and feel the contours of the desk , the chair and slowly run my fingers over the curves and the grooves  on the arms on the chair . How come I had never noticed this before ?. This beautiful carving on the furniture. 
The  texture of the wood  is firm and warm . My finger dips into each groove and rises with every tiny bump . I forget the darkness and am lost in this new discovery . The feel ,the contours , I feel like an explorer.
My eyes get used to the darkness and in the faint glow  diffusing through the window I can make out the silhouette of the chair. The shapes of the furniture become visible and I can identify the different pieces in the room,even though only parts of them are in the light . 
Now I understand what is meant by contour and line drawing in art . My finger could have been a pencil and it’s journey over the carving would have made a line drawing . Putting the silouettes on paper would have been a contour drawing . 
Light no matter how minimal is still needed to see the shapes and identify an object. This is a lesson in Light and dark. 
My first project is to copy a basic  Charles Bargue drawing . It illustrates the importance of line and the contrast of light and dark.  
So much to learn –it is getting interesting.    

Picture
The Foot - rendered in graphite on paper by the artist. Copied from Charles Bargue drawing showing the importance of Light and Dark
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Bianca the Baker link
8/27/2021 12:51:00 pm

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