Found a little time today to play in the Moleskine. I had already washed these pages in red, yellow and orange watercolors. I used a 2B mechanical pencil on top, then added the ultramarine wash at the end. The portraits were old - lovely and soft and fun to try to recreate. I've not posted an enlargement of the French doorway due to copyright issues - the image was for use in the WDE only.Each of these images took about 10 minutes to do. It really is remarkable what all this sketching and drawing over the past year has done for my skill and confidence. What took 10 minutes today would have taken an hour a year ago. I am finding that I am placing my marks more quickly and without so much self consciousness - what was a long and drawn out process has started to become more intuitive. I guess practice really does help after all :)
I recognize these from the WC Weekend drawing thingie! You did great with them! It is amazing how practice makes us improve, no matter how long we've been doing something. You're really a fabulous artist, do you know that?
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By the way -- I have the registration for the juried show to give you -- call me if I forget to get it to you soon!
These are wonderful! Great work!
ReplyDeleteAnd the watercolors put the drawings in evidence. Great!
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