Quite a few sketches to catch up on so I have split them with a final catch up in a few days. Well winter is hanging with a vengeance keeping spring at bay something I have become even more aware of as I sketch daily.
The sketch a week exhibition
Sketch a week exhibition
Today is the last day of the exhibition so a hearty thank you to everyone who visited and gave such wonderful feedback. For those of you who came I thank you for participating in my little competition for 2 people to each win one of the prints from the 2016 sketch a day challenge. Yesterday myself and Michaela each drew a ticket from the box and the 2 lucky winners have each been informed. I hope you both enjoy your prints.
So what were your favorites? 43 different sketches proved to be someones favorite and every sketch was in someones top 3. However these were the 5 favorites. See them all here.
Week 28
Week 20
Week 19
Week 29
Week 30
My 2018 challenge part 6
Shallots
Couple of shallots grown by my mum that will make it into supper at some point. The shadows helps with the overall form, and the roots leave you in no doubt what they are. In 3 minutes you have to find the important features that define the subject.
Butternut squash
With the cold weather coming this will form part of some hearty stew. Squashes don’t give you much to use from a textural point of view so the shape is critical to defining them.
Printing baron
These are used to burnish the print onto paper for lino cuts. I must confess I have never found great joy in using this one and prefer a wooded spoon. So at least this can serve a a sketch subject.
My trusty Doc martins
Love my red boots and as you can tell I hope that they are well worn and loved, slightly baggy which is great as they are soft and comfortable. Red with a buckle!
Looking north from Southwold pier
With my asthma being so bad I have managed so few outdoor sketches and despite the sketches being just 3minutes I intend for many to be landscapes. So I managed this from within the cafe looking out the window.
Beach pebble
Again another from subjects within my studio that was sitting on the window sill. Just a plain grey pebble smooth from the sea.
Note book
Another simple object but here getting the perceptive correct is crucial . Simple lines give the feeling of may pages all slightly open to different degrees. Lighting the subject to give it shadows helps again in defining the form.
My 2018 challenge part 5
Slice of baguette
Remnant of today’s dinner. A crust slice of bread. Oops put the wrong date on this one.
My glasses
Fortunately I have more than one pair.
Lemon
Thought I should do this today as it is Shrove Tuesday. In the UK many people celebrate by eating pancakes usually with sugar and lemon.
Feather
One of my many feathers I have at home.
Slippers
Needed these this winter it has seemed a particularly cold winter.
MP3 Speaker
A very simple design.
Barney the Cat
Round at our friends with their beautiful cat called Barney. Gladly he sat reasonably still for nearly the three minutes, just two poses.
