Another foray into sketching with my new Nitram charcoal led me to working with my photos from Westonbirt of the 2000 year old lime. I thought the dramatic lines of the logs and stumps would suit charcoal well, but its proved harder than I thought. I've put the drawing away for a couple of weeks and looking at it again I can see some potential:
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| Coppiced lime - 1st state, Nitram charcoal |
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| Hockney's charcoal sketches |
But then I got my Hockney book out and looking at his drawings of felled trees makes me think that I need more tonal seperation. I'm not ready to give up on this one yet, there will need to be second chapter to this piece before its done.
4 comments:
I was reading about Drawn 2013 at the RWA today Wendy. I immediately thought of you and hope you will be submitting work? When it comes to drawing I know of no-one better.
Your charcoal drawing is a quite different atmosphere, light and emotion to Hockney's. Dramatic and devastated.
Thank you both of you for your comments, Lesley yes I have something up my sleeve for the RWA Drawn 2013, must get on with it! Patricia, you're right the atmosphere is very different so now I have to decide if it should be different?
I like the emotional impact your drawing has Wendy - responding to the time and place. Much of your work has been concerned with dark, stark limbs, shadows and reflections. Drawn to the dramatic :)
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