8/26/22 Green Lake
The day after our mini heatwave when it got up in the 90s, clouds
rolled in, and the temperature suddenly dropped nearly 30 degrees. It was a
relief, though a somewhat shocking one when I stood on the Green Lake walking path
feeling chilly for the first time in weeks!
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| House on E. Green Lake Way N. |
To warm up, I turned toward Green Lake Way, where so many magnificent old houses face the water. I picked one that I’ve always admired. I don’t know what that architectural style is called, but its very complex roofline looks like a hooded cloak. It was challenging enough as a thumbnail; I’m glad I didn’t attempt it any larger.
After that, I made a 90-degree turn to face the walking path looking north, where one of my favorite trees leans heavily toward the path. Next to it is one of many lakeside weeping willows.
Color note: The sketch at top of post is one of my first with a new late-summer primary triad – with a twist. Details coming soon of my palette shakeup and much-needed bag shakeout.
Looking forward to your palette post! That hooded roof turned out great, and I love the complex color in the distant trees. Color pencil is so good for optical mixing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE optical mixing! I guess that's why I use colored pencils, and I want to keep pushing myself to take advantage of their transparency for that optical effect.
DeleteI think you have a real knack for it, it makes me want to use colored pencils more!
DeleteLove the hooded roof! I am not good at identifying architectural styles so I have no idea what it would be called. The sketch at the top is great...I like the silhouettes of the people and the dog. I'll be waiting for the details about the twist.
ReplyDeleteThanks! My color palette does have an interesting twist! ;-)
DeleteI’m looking forward to your new palette too! I love the look of the optical mixing, do you have any other posts about this?
ReplyDeleteI have been obsessed with optical mixing for a while ;-), so I have talked about it in several posts. You can use this link, or just put "optical mixing" in the search tool, and they should come up.
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