I attended an instructor's conference today. While I waited for my session to begin, I sat in the lobby and sketched this awkward view of the escalators surrounded by some truly wonderful tree ferns located on the escalator walls. The trees sat in a small planters box along the walls that also contained some green vining plants. I can't imagine how these specimens get watered!! But the plants were real enough, as I could see spore cases on the undersides of the fern leaves!
I must be in a kind of 'wonkiness' since I didn't quite notice the oddities in the sketch until after I added watercolor and scanned it. My attempts to 'loosen up' didn't quite reach the 'looseness' I was hoping to achieve, so I suppose letting the 'wonky' remain is moving me a bit off the 'perfectionist' square I tend to sit on.
In all fairness, I didn't have as quite as much time as I really needed for getting a better perspective drawn ... I ran into my college's president TWICE -- and he even came over to see what I was doing and sat down to chat! and, well, I decided after that, that this sketch was DONE! LOL
Well, from what I've seen in artist's sketch books -- they are not perfect in perspective, shading, etc. They are just quick sketches to retain the memory and work on later as more evolved drawings/paintings so I think "you done good girl!" I especially liked the way the floor was done;don't know why I keyed on that but it just caught my eye as very realistic, leading up to the vegetation.
ReplyDeleteYou amaze me with your ability to sketch wherever and whenever -- a sign of a true artist -- seeing art everywhere!
Hugs,
Lorraine
Well, from what I've seen in artists' sketch books -- they are not perfect in perspective, shading, etc. They are just quick sketches to retain the memory and work on later as more evolved drawings/paintings so I think "you done good girl!" I especially liked the way the floor was done;don't know why I keyed on that but it just caught my eye as very realistic, leading up to the vegetation.
ReplyDeleteYou amaze me with your ability to sketch wherever and whenever -- a sign of a true artist -- seeing art everywhere!
Hugs,
Lorraine
I agree 100% with Lorraine. I also noticed the floor tiles! They really anchor the greenery. Your preparedness and ability to sketch ANYWHERE is so amazing to me!
ReplyDeleteLin, I didn't even notice the wonkiness, I thought the perspective looked good. I think it looks great and so in the moment.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work.
ReplyDeleteMy theory is that the plants are not real but are plastic - you can get some very realistic plastic plants now, and if you change them every couple of months no-one realises they aren't real:)
great job with glass and perspective - two very challenging tasks in one!
ReplyDeleteGood job, Lin. Did the conference go well?
ReplyDeleteI can't see the wonkiness, maybe you'd have to be there to see the difference. Good for you for doing the drawing even with the president getting in the way twice.
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