A.6.3.1. Mark making with pens. I decided to make do with the pens I had, at least to start with, to see how I got on. I like the dark brown pens and have obviously used the permanent one a lot as it is running out. The felt tip is rather thick but I do have a box of them, left over from teaching. I like the patterns that can be made from stippling.
Cross hatching is more exciting than hatching.
A reminder that cheap cartridge paper doesn't like water, it's gone all wavy.
A.6.3.2. Drawing with pen. I had a great time going round the village with my camera. I had thought to take my sketch pad too but everytime I planned it the cold wind blew! The weather has changed now so I still hope to have a go. I think it will be very different to drawing from a photo as there are no boundaries. This kissing gate is my first attempt, one I was quite pleased with, especially when my husband recognised where it is.
I think ivy will be a recurring theme in my final work, I like the shape of the leaves and the way it winds round everything. I was pleased with the drawing but then mucked up the hatching.
This photo was taken late in the afternoon and showing long shadows on the grass was quite a challenge.
I love the flint in the walls -takes me back to my childhood in Sussex. Using a colour wash to take off the whiteness definitely improved the look of the wall section.
I like the top right corner of this picture but had difficulty showing the way the water was flowing, from right to left with a swoosh round to the bottom left.
Drawing the blackthorn was more difficult than I expected but so pretty. Until I saw the photo I hadn't realised how many and how big the stamens were. I hadn't planned to add the colour wash but felt the flowers disappeared in the background. I was worried about adding wet as I had used a non-permanent pen so added the green very carefully avoiding the flowers and am pleased with the result, including the way the background has smudged.
