Due to a scheduling conflict, I had to take my Drawing 3 class as an Independent Study, which essentially just meant that I had to come up with my own plan for the direction of the class. I decided to pursue an in-depth study of hands, all of which can be found below. I made this choice partially because they're hard to draw and spending a semester working with them would be a good chance to improve, plus I had already done quite a bit of figure drawing in my Drawing 2 class (luckily, because we were able to have models come in from off-campus at that point, which wouldn't have worked during this time of pandemic). But more than even the opportunity to sharpen my practical skills, I also have a fascination with hands in general because they have always struck me as distinctly human. Hands are essential to our nature, not only as features of our anatomy, but also as vehicles for various modes of expression - from the physical examples of manual labor and the arts to the more poignant capacity to communicate language and blessings. Hands unite us as human beings. Even though each hand has its own particular features, they somehow seem more universal then faces; there's almost a sense that, in looking at a hand, I am able to see not only the person of whom it is a part but also a reminder of those who are not corporeally present.

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