Its a simple sketch: winter trees seen on a bitingly cold day looking over the wall of a bridge over Cromford’s canal. Below is the field sketch and several of the intermediate steps. After many layers and scratching back, crayon and brushpen marker and white gouache and charcoal and knife and plastic scraper and watercolour, I’ve come to something that resembles how I felt when I first started the drawing. It doesn’t have to be good, it just has to work for me as a sketch.
I had no photograph to work from but I realise the muted colours of that scene were captured in watercolours drawn direct on the scene, with no layers or revisions, by outsideauthority, who drew with me that day.
I love to see the intermediate steps, so good to have digital photography available to us.
Yea!
I agree!
Photographing the steps liberates me to take risks and to never see a piece as finished.
Sometimes I develop a new piece, such as a print, from my digital record of an earlier stage as it is more suitable for development. A great tool.
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I love these sketches !
These take me right back to that bridge and that day. I didn’t realise how rewarding the day would be.
That’s great to hear.
Me too
Thanks for coming too. It makes such a difference drawing together but not in a big group – more opportunities to reflect and learn.
Again?
Yes definately. Will sort a date soon when have got into the swing of 2017
Love this piece. Remember all art is good art only the view can decide that. Not everyone will like your stuff.
Beautiful colours!
thanks
Not a bridge too far!
Bridie.