Rockland Breakwater - student drawings, adult art class, 8/8/16

Exercises coloring in cube like forms without existing outlines, bottom row. We tried good cubes and skewed cubes to get a feel for the differences. When you are used to thinking of a thing one way all your life, it is very hard to even perceive a different way, let alone try to replicate it. I don't give actual 'how to do perspective' lessons. That becomes a hopeless muddle of confusion. 

We worked from this reference photo after we did the practices. I did a follow along demo and probably led everyone astray. 

It could be helpful to also see the work of John Marin and Eric Hopkins. 

And my watercolor from 2014 from the photo. The painting is available on FineArtAmerica.com as a print, several size options.

Exercises coloring in cube like forms without existing outlines, bottom row. We tried good cubes and skewed cubes to get a feel for the differences. When you are used to thinking of a thing one way all your life, it is very hard to even perceive a different way, let alone try to replicate it. I don't give actual 'how to do perspective' lessons. That becomes a hopeless muddle of confusion.