November Theme Challenge! The contents of a trashcan
Trees in a grass verge – Watercolour in a watercolour Moleskine. These old trees (there are many more than this sketch shows) are probably all that is left of an old hedgerow they being allowed to reach maturity. What nature couldn’t destroy, it seems that we can. A new road is planned for this very spot and soon these trees might be gone – unless the current economic climate means the building work will be stopped.
Felice 2009 !
It’s time of the year when most of my jobs are cleared, and some minor jobs still left dangling. And distraction kicks in while surfing, i came across the story of Laocoön, and one mythology leads to another… i saw this stunning 2200 year old statue of Nike. I know i need to sketch it! So yes, work can wait.. and i tell myself 30 minutes to sketch and thats it! The sketch gradually became harder and more intricate than expected, and when i thought i almost got it, more than an hour past by. Crap… now i REALLY need to work.
NOTE: Those red label dots i placed on the sketch are actually mistakes that i made; as my patience to get the details right was wearing a little thin…..(Gahhhh….)
South coast chalk
anatomically correct proportions according to several books on the subject. Some disagree with each other. This is a good place to start – especially the halfway point from top to bottom being the middle of the eyes.
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