The Changing Still Life

What our class did today was definitely not the most fun exercise we've done. We were crowded around a blue box, with easels in front of us, armed with charcoal and pieces of eraser. The box started out with just a jar on top of it. Simple goal: draw what you see, from your perspective. This seemed easy, until things started being added. We had to start erasing, which doesn't turn out well with charcoal. Things were added, then taken away, and we had to keep up with what was going on. The only real-life scenario I can pair this activity with is one of those people who draws defendants in courtrooms, since photos can't be taken. The end product was messy and sloppy on everyone's part, even though we have a class full of meticulous detail-artists. This shows how challenging the test presented to us really was.