Tuesday 11 March 2014

EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW SKETCHING STYLE

TRYING TO LOOSEN UP

'A LITTLE PEPPER PROBLEM'
Watercolour in A4 Sketchbook - Jez

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I've always found it difficult to work with a looser sketching style.  It comes naturally when I am doing silly doodle drawings, but when I have tried with 'proper sketching' I've felt I just made a poor drawing.    This year I am determined to move forward on this front, as well as my usual drawing style, and extend my abilities.

I was quite pleased with this PEPPER PROBLEM sketch, even though someone had used half of the pepper I was planning to draw.

I've been able to start creating in this way with more confidence because I found a wonderful blog of Lynn Cohen's called PAPER, PAINT, PENCILS AND PENS!, with a new theme every two weeks.  The current them is 'Kitchen' and seeing the work other members have created has encouraged me to show work that I would otherwise keep hidden in my sketchbook.  Check out the PPP&P blog and see the work of lots of wonderful artists.


'KITCHEN SPOONS AND FISH SLICE'
Coloured Pencil in A4 Sketchbook
I couldn't think what that middle implement was called when I was drawing these kitchen implements, nor could Dev.  Then in bed I suddenly thought of it, and said loudly "FISH SLICE" and he said "Fish Slice".  End of conversation.  After over 56 years we don't need to make lengthy explanations!

I had intended to draw just the spoons and fish slice, but when the sun suddenly shone in brightly the shadows gave such vitality and depth to the image.  I'll keep trying.

Linking to PAPER, PAINT, PENCILS & PENS!

6 comments:

  1. I love watching your drawing evolution Jez! Thanks too for the shout out for my new blog. All are welcome there!
    Nice long relationship/marriage you have too! Fifty six years! Wow!

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    1. 56 years ..... Well that's 56 years married. It's 65 years since we met and both fell in love 'at first sight' as the say. I was 13, he was 15, and that was it!

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  2. Jez, I love your peppers and the words are brilliant. The kitchen utensils are terrific and am sure not easy to do.
    Annette x

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  3. Wow love your Peppers and your humour as well as your utensils with the shadows!! Someone is in a red mood....love it! I think you have your own cool style!! Wow 13 and 15 that is so cool... Good for you guys...a real love story!
    Thanks for sharing!

    Hugs Giggles

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  4. Fun work this week. I had forgotten that it's called a fish slice in English! I wonder why, I mean, you can use it for more than fish....Valerie

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  5. Your peppers and their story are so funny, although I do feel sorry for the half pepper.
    Also like the fish slice story. Often it's good not to have to talk.

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