Wednesday, November 02, 2011

remembered drawing III / 記憶畫法(三)

週末照樣忙著畫畫,現在習慣了週六晚上在家裡趕速寫本,反而和話不投機的朋友出去還比較寂寞,總是這樣一路畫到週日晚上,剩沒多少時間把房間打掃一下,心理上要準備好週一進畫室一整天的畫畫行程。這週一去了牛津的Pitts River Museum校外教學,我就坐在自然歷史博物館的入口畫豆豆鳥的標本,畫了四個小時,中間新朋友小惇先生抽空從隔壁的牛津大學實驗室過來和我聊個幾句。特蕾莎問我:我們這樣花了十三磅一路坐車來這裡的意義何在?我也不清楚,像我這樣總是專注在一件物品上的人,就算坐在公園裡畫松鼠也可以畫幾個小時,不過下週我們就得把週一的速寫變成完整的作品,可以說是第一個月的終點。回程走在牛津的路上,同學紛紛問我,想到要做什麼了嗎?我說不知道,而且我給這答案時一點都不擔心,因為剛開學老師說,有一些人每次得到題目時總是一下就預想到最後的成品,我以前就是那種人,他們希望我們可以多探索不同的可能性,顯然我已經被教育成他們要的樣子了。

As usual, last weekend I was busy drawing. Now instead of going out with people whom I don't connect with, I find it a luxury to stay home on Saturday evenings to do my sketchbook homework. I'd draw all the way from Saturday to the end of Sunday, and then the remaining time is reserved for cleaning my room and getting prepared for another long day of drawing on Monday. This week we took a field trip to  Pitts River Museum in Oxford. I sat near the entrance of the Natural History Museum for drawing the taxidermy of the dodo bird for four hours. In the middle of working, my new friend Duen-wei took a pause from his work and came to visit me from his building in Oxford University to have a short chat with me. Teresa asked, "What's the point of spending 13 pounds and coming all the way from London to draw an exhibit here?" I couldn't figure it out either since I can do the same thing in any corner of London for a few hours because I love to concentrate on one thing or a scene. However, by next Monday we will have to hand in a finished illustration developed from our sketches done in the museum, and it will be the culminating point to summarize our past month of drawing exercise. On our walk in Oxford, others asked me if I had thought of anything. I replied that I don't, but I was not worried at all. At the beginning of the term, the tutors said that some people could foresee their finished illustrations the moment they got a topic, but they'd like us to explore more possibilities during the process. Obviously, they have turned me into what they want us to be...

沒寫部落格的幾天裡發生好多事,胖了一些;日光節約時間改回來了,所以現在四點多就天黑,我居然在漫漫長夜裡也覺得安心;見了朋友和他的朋友,在倫敦第一次去運動中心;每天感受嘉蕊的溫暖,剛才在她那裡吃了很豐盛的一餐;有一天我和嘉蕊說,每次和朋友出去,聊到很晚時,朋友會說要打電話給伴侶報平安,我總是想,那有誰在意我的安危呢?於是有一晚嘉蕊得晚歸時,我們就開始了互相打電話報平安的習慣,我們不只是朋友,是家人,雖然在這偌大的城市裡只有一個可以依靠的人,這樣就夠了。

During my absence from the blog, so many things happened. I gained some weight. The clock was turned back, so now the sky darkens before five pm. Strangely, I feel rather peaceful in the long evening. I met James and his friend Marcia and went to a sports center in London for the first time. Every day I bask in Jazel's warmth, and in fact this evening I had a big meal prepared by her. One day I told her, "Every time when I go out with friends, they'll call up their partners when it's late. I often think who cares about my safety at moments like that." So one night when Jazel had to come back late, we started the habit of calling each other to make sure we are safe and sound. We are more than friends. We are family. Though there is only a person like that in this big city for me, it suffices.




做完第三本速寫本了!

I finished my 3rd sketchbook! 


夏天和小方兒去旅行。

I went traveling with Von in summer. 


這看起來不太像小方,汪達姨已經很努力地在加強速描技巧了!

This doesn't look like Von, but auntie Wanda has worked very hard at drawing! 


老師一直鼓勵大家要採用敘事的形式,所以我把和小方阿楷分手的故事畫出來。那天我和小蕙聊天,才發現我也是個感情很重的人,不要緊,我就找個像小方重感情的人好了。

The tutors have encouraged us to take up the narrative form of expression, so I adopted the comic form in telling the story of my saying goodbye to Von and Kai. When I chatted with Hui over the phone the other day, I realized that I am someone with heavy feelings. It doesn't matter. I should find someone like Von, who is deeply attached to me. 




嘉蕊送給我速描用的小木人,我把他拿來畫我夏天起跑的過程變化。

Jazel gave me the wooden man for sketching. I used it to draw the process in which I took off in summer. 


夏天搭捷運時儘量不走樓梯,是另一種形式的被困。

I avoided taking the stairs when taking the MRT during summer, but in fact I felt trapped by the restriction and by my knees as well. 


我喜歡磨墨,夏天也磨了一些。

I love to grind ink, and I did that in summer too. 




夏末離開前進了辦公室,我的位置看起來像上圖所示,然後大家和我說再見。

In the end of summer before I left, I went into the office, and my desk looked like what was shown in the image. And everyone waved goodbye to me. 


夏天畫了壁畫。

I did the mural project in summer. 


到了剩下幾頁時通常有靈感枯竭之感。

I tend to have the artist block when there are only a few pages left. 


夏天台北會下大雷雨,但是下完之後城市有種無比清爽的感覺。

There is pouring rain on summer afternoons in Taipei, but afterwards the city feels exceptionally fresh. 


和小蕙去基隆港慶生。

I celebrated my birthday with Hui at Keelung Harbor. 


和薛吉白華和荳荳去朱銘美術館看夜景。

I went to Juming Museum with Shaggy, Pai-hwa and Bean for the night view. 


和阿長愛雪去山上旅行。

I traveled to the mountains with Mom and Dad. 




夏天要結束之前來到了英國‧‧‧

Before summer ended, I came to the UK...

10 comments:

shangyu said...

1. 第三本速寫本給我的感覺是"更豐富ㄟ",覺得妳好認真地在做各種嘗試,即使到了最後幾頁,依舊覺得妳的靈感源源不絕(這些都只是很純粹地站在觀賞者的立場所表達的觀後感而已喔!)
2. Jazel真是個貼心的好女孩,幸虧目前有她陪妳作伴以及給與最近最即時的關心.相信我,大家都會在乎妳的安危的. :)
3. 我們家那位重感情的人(應該不是Drama King :p ),在看完妳畫的台東之旅和他的畫像之後,就好似已蘊釀了一段時間,再加上後來那幅敘述離別的圖,他就語帶哽咽地說"我也好想Wanda姨喔!"(我心想"應該的,才不愧Wanda姨如此疼愛你們" ^_^)
4. 絕對會的,以後妳一定會找到一個和妳一樣重感情的人的.妳散發出什麼樣的訊息,就一定會吸引同一類型的人前來喔!

shaggy said...

晚回家一定要報平安的啦!
就算和帥哥出去也是一樣

Weichuen You said...

小瑜:謝謝你,下週要拿速寫本上台報告了!祝我好運!

阿吉:哪來的帥哥啊?都是醜人多作怪啊!

Jennie said...

你好!! 很開心能找到你的網誌耶
我將來也要去lcc念書
一直想知道到底英國的課程和教學是怎樣
我也很擔心未來的交友狀況
很多很多問題
我想請問你有提到你有位朋友在lcc念graphic
請問他也有像你一樣寫網誌嗎?
因為我有好多問題想要問
(關於平面設計的課程和lcc的教學方式)
謝謝你喔:)
請你一定要繼續寫網誌,我好愛看你的網誌

Weichuen You said...

Jennie: 嘉蕊沒有在寫網誌,不過我們都會交換情報,LCC的設備挺好,比較商業化,像嘉蕊的program收了一百二十個學生,但她說同學們都很用功。如果你要念的是BA或MA,會比較學術一點,因為我念的是FDA,偏實際操作,所以理論部份真的是很少,但要做的東西很多。交友不必擔心啦!人有需要就會交朋友啊!我沒有很多朋友,因為我沒那麼多時間,而且我也需要獨立思考的空間,嘉蕊倒像是我的家人就是了。

好,我會繼續認真寫網誌的!

Jennie said...

是喔!!! 我也是比較想學實務操作啦
可是fda好像沒有平面結合動畫的課程ˊˋ
因為我再這兩個都蠻有興趣的,
可是我不知道到底什麼是我真正喜歡的><
還有我想問姊姊,
你朋友有跟你說LCC老師上課方式大概是怎麼樣嗎?
因為之前聽說CSM的老師都是放牛吃草的
但是因為我不是本科系的學生,底子比較不好
所以我擔心如果去那邊老師是這樣我會學不到東西:(
還有姊姊是念什麼課程阿?感覺好有趣喔:)
而且你遇到的老師感覺人都好好!!
還有我想問同學之間不會存在很強烈的競爭感覺而因此感情不好嗎?

Jennie said...

不好意思我問題真的很多!!
謝謝你抽時間回答我的問題^^

Weichuen You said...

基本上英國的大學教育都是放牛吃草的,像我念的課程老師算比較逼的了,可是英國學生很多都散散的。不用擔心,很多人本來都不是念美術的,但你只要很認真,老師都知道,而且前幾天老師才說,做這行其實努力比天份重要很多,所以你只要很踏實學習就沒有問題。

我有個印度樓友,他最近在選專科,他要讀平面設計,我問他有沒有考慮LCC的大學學位,他說他比較想唸Chelsea的FDA,你有查過這個嗎?

我念的是插畫FDA,我的老師真的是很好的人。同學之間的確會有競爭,這一點我也還在調適,但反過來你也可以從他們身上學到很多,我的英國同學不算認真,但國際學生很積極,他們也是學習對象喔!

沒關係,只要是我知道的,我都可以告訴你啦!你這樣找資料再做決定是很好的準備過程,加油囉!

Jennie said...

呵呵謝謝你!!!!你真是大好人:)
我最近焦頭爛額的一直在找資料可是都找不到
為什麼印度的樓友要選chelsea的平面呢?
LCC不是主打平面嘛?
還有請問你知道你lcc平面課程大概都在上什麼嘛?
我很怕我技能不夠去那邊會嚴重跟不上:(
因為感覺面試的時候要申請到fda或ba作品都要很好
(而且他們好像不太願意讓非本科系的人直接念他們的ba)
念平面設計會需要很強的繪圖能力嘛?(素描會很重要嘛)
還有姊姊你去英國之前就是有接觸這方面的東西嗎?
感覺姊姊的作業好多噢!!LCC的也很多嘛?
因為之前聽一個朋友說他有朋友在lcc念書,然後功課不多欸!!??
然後英國的花費真的很兇嘛?:(
謝謝姊姊百忙之中抽空回答我的問題:)
你真的是我的大恩人!!!

Weichuen You said...

LCC和CSM的平面都很有名啦,我是沒問他為何他要選Chelsea,不然我下次看到他再幫你問。我在想有可能他覺得前兩家很商業吧,我猜Chelsea和Camberwell可能有點像,我感覺念Camberwell的人好像比較純樸。

念平面的不一定要會畫畫,嘉蕊就是不畫畫的人,不過她用很多電腦,你如果要申請FDA或BA,一定要有作品集,不然他們可能讓你從基礎學位念起。

我大概聽嘉蕊說,這一學期他們的作業有關探索倫敦的某個區,然後去研究那個區的特色和文化,還有居住的名人。功課量還好,可是大家好像都很認真地做喔!

我來之前已經自己畫了十年以上,但是老師覺得我應該上FDA,因為我還是得學字體印刷和各種印刷技術。

我的作業量不少,而且我想好好做啦,既然都花大錢來了,不做就沒有意義啊!

英國的消費很高,但是看你怎麼過,如果你有預算限制,就少去餐廳少購物,自己煮可以吃得很好,也不一定要天天出去玩,我一個月生活費(不包括住宿)約控制在三百磅,我覺得過得還不錯啦!