I really enjoy the tutorials by Peter Sheeler on You tube as I try to simplify !
The pen was an old Micron 08 that had dried up so I refilled it with India Ink. I like the scratchy lines it produces they seem fitting for this kind of work.
Alan
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Sunday, July 8, 2018
A day in the Countryside
After a sweltering week the weather cleared and we were treated to a wonderful day perfectly timed as I had planned a day in the countryside around Otterville with my 'sketchy friend' Karen...
Old abandoned houses, barns and derelict tobacco drying sheds were the order of the day.
This is obviously a working barn very well kept and the land around it was like a lawn ! I have to research the quilt like pattern on the wall I saw several places that had these.
Beside the barn was an old water tower that I couldn't resist ..
Further to the left were several tobacco drying houses so I continued my sweep of the area making a triptych of sorts with this rendition..
Back around to the front where my car was parked I decided to attempt an 'close up' of the old farmstead that is rapidly crumbling as Mother Nature takes back what is hers. I have drawn the whole frontal facade previously.
Then time for lunch , this series took about 2 hours.
Then we began the long, slow drive home on the back roads looking for possibilities and found this one.
It seemed like a fitting end to a great day
Enjoy
Alan
Old abandoned houses, barns and derelict tobacco drying sheds were the order of the day.
This is obviously a working barn very well kept and the land around it was like a lawn ! I have to research the quilt like pattern on the wall I saw several places that had these.
Beside the barn was an old water tower that I couldn't resist ..
Further to the left were several tobacco drying houses so I continued my sweep of the area making a triptych of sorts with this rendition..
Back around to the front where my car was parked I decided to attempt an 'close up' of the old farmstead that is rapidly crumbling as Mother Nature takes back what is hers. I have drawn the whole frontal facade previously.
Then time for lunch , this series took about 2 hours.
Then we began the long, slow drive home on the back roads looking for possibilities and found this one.
It seemed like a fitting end to a great day
Enjoy
Alan
Labels:
"Derwent Watercolour Pencils",
# USkWR,
Blackwing Dark Pencil,
Fluid Watercolour Block,
Hot Press paper,
Micron pen 01,
Sakura Microperm
Location:
Otterville, ON N0J 1R0, Canada
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