2/21/23 Top Pot Doughnuts, Wedgwood neighborhood |
Fat Tuesday was a good excuse to have a donut. The Wedgwood Top Pot was almost as quiet as the last time I was there, but I didn’t mind: The one patron who stayed long enough to sketch was beautifully backlit by the large front window. A high window on his right side complicated the lighting on his back, but I enjoyed the challenge.
I wish I could have worked on this guy
more, but he got away too fast.
An apple fritter and colored pencils... does it get any better? |
When I activated the books with water, though, they stood out too strongly, so I had to go back in and intensify everything with more dry pigment. Ultimately, I think the whole sketch improved with my being “forced” to add more color, but it was one of those humbling moments when I see that I am still not a master of my medium and always have more to learn.
This came out really great with the contrast of the man and the bookcase. Watercolor pencils do surprise you once in a while. There is such a color intensity shift when they are wet. Nice work!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joan! It's good to be surprised now and then... keeps me from getting cocky! ;-)
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