Andrews Sketchpad (1 Viewer)

[solitaryVSong]

Very nice sheep, Andrew, both individually and in their placement on the page. It's a very satisfying drawing.

I do think that just about the biggest problem that artists have to overcome is the fear of ruining what they're working on. I wish I could offer some advice on how to solve it. The best I can think of is that a painting that you fear ruining right now will seem less important in a few years and you'll probably realize that you could have risked the chance. I have a half-finished painting that I thought was done a few years ago. Someone suggested to me that it wasn't done. But I thought they were completely wrong, mainly because, I realized later, that I was just afraid to ruin it by doing anything more. So I wouldn't admit to myself that it still needed more work.

 

[nickderry]

nice sheep, remind me of home!

 

[Apodemus]

nice sheep, remind me of home!

You can take the boy out of Wales, but you can't take Wales out of the boy!

 

[phil baber]

That is a page of "moment captures" I would be proud of!

I love this raw sketching. And hope to see more.

Taking a person "out of their box" can often re-focus Intentions!

Step away before you step back. Can be very useful!

The more "uncomfortable" you feel in your sketching? The more comfortable you will feel in guiding yourself back to where you really want to be.

But never be left without choice about what you really want to do...

Advice ONLY.

 

[colleenc]

love the sheep page, so evokes them....

re the water, recent work in plein air has all been water, at the ocean...and I found an artist who does it so well and can explain it too, E John Robinson, He died recently, but at the site he has clips from a lot of his dvd's that you can watch...I have his books which I got used for only a few dollars, old library copies....my water work has made a quantum leap since finding him...in the situation in your painting, you have to know what the water is doing, is it covered with foam or clear, how is is moving, what is the color of the sky...etc..all stuff I didn't know to ask until studying his material.

 

[timwootton]

Excellent sheep studies Andrew - lovely drawings.

 

[Andrew H]

Work in Progress

Have decided to put the last item on hold, with a view of revisiting it later and with maybe a slight change in layout......In truth I was never too happy with it from the start.
But as the seasons are changing, a pencil study (partly to get my brain working again) leading to a colour piece of Autumnal Wildlife....Will probably opt for a watercolour medium for the final piece, but may add some watercolour pencil in as well for good measure.

 

[nickderry]

beautifully done, very rich in tones and texture.

 

[Andrew H]

Mmmmmmm.

Finished the pencil study, all went well. Then tried to sketch out something else with some added colour, I think theres too much watercolour in this and feel that I ended up rushing the darker bits.....maybe back to the pencil studies then.....

 

[nickderry]

I disagree - that's a very nice bit of watercolour!

 

[JTMB]

I agree with Nick - this has nice rich colors that suit the subject well. I think sometimes that watercolor pieces could use some darker values and richness of color, personally anyway.

 

[colleenc]

I like the richness, but you could transition the edges a bit more, with some washes to lead it back to the darkness less abruptly if you wanted more of the look of the pencil sketches, you could also get the darks with a mix of color, say ultra blue and bt sienna, to give more life to that area...

 

[phil baber]

Keep the great colour going! Delicate and sensitively executed pieces!
Admirably "Autumnably" done!

 

[Andrew H]

whilst undertaking other projects at the moment....(photoshoot to be uploaded to my Photog Site, and learning about Cubist painting in my Classes), Has anyone here tried cubist wildlife...?
Its a bit 'fringe' art, but a wicked idea none the less....

 

[JTMB]

Nice sketchwork, Andrew! My favorites are the avocets and terns, but all are nice, including the landscapes. I have done some cubist wildlife - but not intentionally...:-O!

 

[solitaryVSong]

whilst undertaking other projects at the moment....(photoshoot to be uploaded to my Photog Site, and learning about Cubist painting in my Classes), Has anyone here tried cubist wildlife...?
Its a bit 'fringe' art, but a wicked idea none the less....

A little later than Cubism but Franz Marc has always seemed to have a bit of a cubist influence in his work. I think you might find him interesting if you haven't seen his work before.

 

[colleenc]

yes Marc, gentle soul who got killed in the war, first thing I thought of one of my favorite artists, he was trying to capture the spiritual qualities of the animals in his work I love his cats cows and horses.

 

[Andrew H]

And he's back in the room.....

At long last, I managed to get some sketching done...And save myself from falling off the bottom of page 4 .......The weather has been very grey, overcast wet and miseable for the past few weeks, coupled with an ankle injury whilst trying to get fit again (?).. I managed to find some material to sketch up whilst sitting in the car, as Mike made the trip out across the marshes...

These old dead Seed heads from magnificent Thistles, now mostly fallen over from the wind, made ideal subject matter to get my brain back on track. You might get to see a whole load more of these, as I brought a few home with me (Stop groaning at the back...)

 

[Apodemus]

You might get to see a whole load more of these, as I brought a few home with me ...

Good! I think these are your best yet, they're superbly done.

 

[Andrew H]

did consider adding a light watercolour as background...?