30 Day Challenge - day 7

 

Charlottetown Harbour

 

This artwork was done as part of a drawing challenge in Ian Roberts' "Mastering Composition" course.  For general information and explanation, please refer to the Foreword section of my Day 1 post here.

 

I drew this from my own photo, which I took in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, back in 2019. I decided to simplify this one a lot, eliminating many objects and details, as this area is normally quite busy in the visual and literal sense. (Graphite pencil on Strathmore Bristol Smooth, 300 series).

 

*** Because I might use some of the images for future work, I kindly ask that you do not copy or use my drawings as ideas or reference for your own work, or re-post them elsewhere. 

Link to my Instagram page here.

 

30 Day Drawing Challenge - Day 5

 

Boats 2

 

This artwork was done as part of a drawing challenge in Ian Roberts' "Mastering Composition" course.  For general information and explanation, please refer to the Foreword section of my Day 1 post here.

 

I drew this from a photo taken by Ian Roberts.  This version of the boats was done on white paper, and it felt, as if it took forever to fill in the water and background trees.  (Graphite pencil on Strathmore Bristol Smooth, 300 series).
      Just for comparison, below you'll also find a vertical version of the same scene (done on Day 4 of the challenge). You can see how a difference of orientation, cropping and paper can affect the overall feeling/mood of an image. To me, the horizontal one feels more calm and somewhat introspective.

 

*** Because I might use some of the images for future work, I kindly ask that you do not copy or use my drawings as ideas or reference for your own work, or re-post them elsewhere.

 Link to my Instagram page here.

30 Day Drawing Challenge - Day 4

 

Boats 1

 

This artwork was done as part of a drawing challenge in Ian Roberts' "Mastering Composition" course.  For general information and explanation, please refer to the Foreword section of my Day 1 post here.

 

I drew this from a photo taken by Ian Roberts.  Because the mid-values are already present on toned paper, this drawing was easier and faster to do, than on regular white surface. I also found the surface of the paper to be rather textured. Consequently, a small drawing like this one (approx. 4x6") ends up looking very grainy as well. (Graphite and white charcoal pencils on Strathmore Toned Tan, 400 series).

 

 

*** Because I might use some of the images for future work, I kindly ask that you do not copy or use my drawings as ideas or reference for your own work, or re-post them elsewhere. 

Link to my Instagram page here.