Wednesday, October 1st
Started off the morning with our incredibly proud-to-be-Irish history professor. We took a tour around a bit of the lesser known parts of the neighborhood for the last half hour or so, which was nice because it was much less touristy, which a lot of the time, I find more intersting.
After class, I needed to do some work for my life drawing class that I am studying independently. It had been raining on and off all day, so I went back to my room to finish a few things, and then it brightened quite nicely, so I went (literally) across the street to Regents Park to see what I could do. I wandered around for a while, trying to find the entrance to this huge park, and I must have looked a little lost because a friendly construction worker on the side of the road started chatting with me, and asking if I needed help. I’m very please with the overall European mentality of foreigners. Even the French were incredibly nice, despite the common stereotypes.
I walked into the park, accompanied by the sweet sounds of Jamie Cullum, and it was the most relaxing walk I have ever had. Again, I was put into that “zone” of relaxation and inspiration. Gardeners stood working every 200 feet or so, pruning the extravagant gardens, and there were so many people walking around, so relaxed and enjoyable. I sat down on a park bench and started doing quick gesture drawings of those who were walking by and later sat down next to some statues for some still standing subjects. I have never done life drawing before, and I think it is going to be a harder approach than I expected.
The park is absolutely huge, and so beautiful. It is filled with vast rose gardens, open fields, ponds and streams, and even different entertainment venues such as a café and a zoo. I was sad that it is so late in the season, because the fields upon fields of rose gardens would have been beautiful. A little bit bigger than ours at home… you would have loved it Dad!
I spent the remainder of the evening back in my room doing some research on different life drawing opportunities in London, information for side trips, and some house cleaning around our room.
We went to dinner, and afterwards there was a program in the dean’s flat where students gathered to eat snacks and discuss art. I went up there with Meredith and a few others, but when we walked in the room, there was no way to get in. It was so crowded and loud that you couldn’t see or hear anything, so unfortunately, we decided to leave and miss out on the discussion.
I ended up coming back to my room for the rest of the night, doing more research on these side trips, and singing ridiculous songs with Rachael in attempts to prepare for the following night’s karaoke at the ISH bar. We called Cody to show off our skills, but she didn’t seem as entertained…
Started off the morning with our incredibly proud-to-be-Irish history professor. We took a tour around a bit of the lesser known parts of the neighborhood for the last half hour or so, which was nice because it was much less touristy, which a lot of the time, I find more intersting.
After class, I needed to do some work for my life drawing class that I am studying independently. It had been raining on and off all day, so I went back to my room to finish a few things, and then it brightened quite nicely, so I went (literally) across the street to Regents Park to see what I could do. I wandered around for a while, trying to find the entrance to this huge park, and I must have looked a little lost because a friendly construction worker on the side of the road started chatting with me, and asking if I needed help. I’m very please with the overall European mentality of foreigners. Even the French were incredibly nice, despite the common stereotypes.
I walked into the park, accompanied by the sweet sounds of Jamie Cullum, and it was the most relaxing walk I have ever had. Again, I was put into that “zone” of relaxation and inspiration. Gardeners stood working every 200 feet or so, pruning the extravagant gardens, and there were so many people walking around, so relaxed and enjoyable. I sat down on a park bench and started doing quick gesture drawings of those who were walking by and later sat down next to some statues for some still standing subjects. I have never done life drawing before, and I think it is going to be a harder approach than I expected.
The park is absolutely huge, and so beautiful. It is filled with vast rose gardens, open fields, ponds and streams, and even different entertainment venues such as a café and a zoo. I was sad that it is so late in the season, because the fields upon fields of rose gardens would have been beautiful. A little bit bigger than ours at home… you would have loved it Dad!
I spent the remainder of the evening back in my room doing some research on different life drawing opportunities in London, information for side trips, and some house cleaning around our room.
We went to dinner, and afterwards there was a program in the dean’s flat where students gathered to eat snacks and discuss art. I went up there with Meredith and a few others, but when we walked in the room, there was no way to get in. It was so crowded and loud that you couldn’t see or hear anything, so unfortunately, we decided to leave and miss out on the discussion.
I ended up coming back to my room for the rest of the night, doing more research on these side trips, and singing ridiculous songs with Rachael in attempts to prepare for the following night’s karaoke at the ISH bar. We called Cody to show off our skills, but she didn’t seem as entertained…
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