i'm taking two classes this semester {i know, only 6 credits, nbd}

illustration 2
and
drawing 3

when i signed up for the classes

a. they were the only classes to go towards my major that i COULD take (i didn't decide that i wanted to go back and do fine art until everyone else had taken all the other classes i needed)
b. i had expectations about these classes, naturally. thought that illustration would be a breeze (i was considering this to be my major, after all) and that drawing would be really hard (the 3 after the word drawing really scared me)
c. i was nervous that i was taking upper-class courses because i hadn't taken any art classes in 3 years!



but now that i'm a few weeks into the semester here's the scoop:


i am not an illustrator.  apparently illustrators are all about the ideas behind their paintings than the actual renderings.  i can come up with a good idea, but not a great idea.  nothing that wows my professor, anyway.  i'm racking my brain right now and it's been a real challenge thus far.


i am finding that i am really expressive in my artwork.  the assignment we're working on right now is called 'chaos to cosmos'.  we aren't allowed to think at all during the assignment.  not about composition, color, nothing.  we are just supposed to feel what is supposed to go where it needs to and not think about it.  i was really scared for this assignment, but excited to try something i wasn't used to at all.  but my professor is brilliant.  he sees the potential in everyone.  he knows his stuff and knows what he needs to push us to do (individually) to help us improve.