11/22/14 India ink, twig, Canson XL 140 lb. paper |
The afternoon turned out drier than expected, so after lunch
with a friend, I drove through the Crown Hill neighborhood looking for a
sketch.
Although most of fall’s colors are gone, and I certainly
miss them, I also love the stark beauty of bare trees – and I love to sketch
them. The 5-Day Black & White Challenge a couple weeks ago taught me that making monochrome (or mostly
monochrome) sketches of bare trees forces me to stay focused on the harsh,
brittle shapes the trees form against the white sky. I sketched the same tree
twice – once with India ink and twig, and once with a cool gray ink and tan
colored pencil.
11/22/14 Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun ink, Caran d'Ache Museum water-soluble colored pencil |
It is amazing the different feel that each material creates. Nice sketches, Tina.
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