Every Monday in July, Maija (our amazingly artistic volunteer) has been leading drawing workshops. As you can see, we started with the whale. Yesterday we moved into the Cambrian Theater and drew sea scorpions. I never knew there were different kinds of sea scorpions until yesterday. Sadly, we haven't had a great turn-out for these workshops but I don't think that's going to stop us. I can't even express how much I'm enjoying being a part of this drawing series. Maija has been giving me tips on how to improve my drawing (which seem to be working) and we are learning and discovering interesting things. For example, when we were drawing the whale, we discovered--by looking at several photos and anatomical drawings--that our whale 2030 was assembled a little bit differently than what is anatomically correct. That was probably for ease of assembly and such but it's still an interesting discovery. For example, look at the placement of 2030's shoulder and compare it to the drawings in the book we have in the store. Her shoulder would naturally be much, much lower. And have you ever wondered where her eye and eye socket would be? I never wondered before until I began drawing her. So there's a lot to learn and I encourage you to come draw with us!
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