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| 1/29/14 Pitt Artist's Pen, Van Gogh watercolors, Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook |
Believe me when I say I am not one of those people who get
excited about new household appliances, especially a vacuum cleaner. I would not
be pleased if my husband gave me one for my birthday. Nonetheless, when our old
vacuum gasped its last breath after many years of hard service, I actually was
pleased to go to Sears to buy this highly rated Kenmore to replace it. The fact
that it’s cherry red like my car was a bonus.
Halfway through this sketch, I realized that my complaint
about vacuum cleaners (and probably many other household appliances) is very similar
to my complaint about cars: They have no straight lines, yet they are also not
organic, and the surfaces are shiny and reflective and therefore difficult to
depict with watercolors.
The only advantage sketching this vacuum cleaner has over
sketching most cars in my neighborhood is that you are less likely to be
familiar with this particular model than you are with Priuses and Subaru
Outbacks, so I might get away with less-than-accurate proportions.
(Can you tell it’s been raining a lot again, and I’m hard-up
for things to sketch indoors?)
Love the red color! It looks like you got the proportions right. Hope it works well for you. I saw the forecast for Seattle this morning was for 2 more days of rain. I don't think I could take that many rainy days, although I guess I would adjust. Stay dry!
ReplyDeleteSomeone who shall remain nameless, though her name rhymes with Sheena, has given me a great idea for doing a sketch while I'm stuck in my house as winter rules the roost outdoors. For what it's worth, my complaint with vacuum cleaners is that they don't push themselves :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers --- Larry