Here it is - all my sketches in the one posts from my 5 week trip to Europe in Sept/Oct 09 (there are a few pages in each volume missing due for privacy reasons)
Issuu Publication of Volume ) Hopefully you will have fast enough internet connection to view them - let me know if better to be separate posts....
If you want to read all my individual posts on each day - go here for a summary page of links
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
100208 Sketching to Start my day at work
I have an idea (classic statement of mine!) to try to get into work early a few mornings a week and do a quick sketch as a good way to start my day. If I recall correctly Le Corbusier used to spend all morning painting and then turn up at the office afterwards.... Well I am not going to do that BUT there is something about using watercolour paints that gets my creative juices pumpin’!
After three days in a row: I am really enjoying getting in to work early in order to do a sketch before I start my day when the office is empty. The key to achieving this is not to switch my computer on at home and not look at it in the office before I have completed my sketch. Didn’t have quite as much time this morning so went for a super fast sketch with my fat pencil. I have been thinking lately that I should go back to using pencil sometimes – I hate smudging but there are other advantages.....
This is this mornings effort
And last week I also did these last week...
Thursday: A quick (25 min) sketch this morning to start my day and to highlight my current short comings in drawing interior perspectives – I am too lazy to do them properly.
Friday - tried something a bit simpler this time - still a number of errors in this one (the size of the table and chair and the perspective in the stools) ...but it is a part of a process of constant improving
I am intrigued by the concept of a diagonal vanishing point used for defining squares. I discovered it looking at a book on perspective called Vanishing Point – I never came across this in my architecture training (that is not saving much) and cant seem to recall reading about it in other books on the subject. It really helped me define the depth of the perspective and fits in with my way of sketching buildings – which is to look for squares.
After three days in a row: I am really enjoying getting in to work early in order to do a sketch before I start my day when the office is empty. The key to achieving this is not to switch my computer on at home and not look at it in the office before I have completed my sketch. Didn’t have quite as much time this morning so went for a super fast sketch with my fat pencil. I have been thinking lately that I should go back to using pencil sometimes – I hate smudging but there are other advantages.....
This is this mornings effort
And last week I also did these last week...
Thursday: A quick (25 min) sketch this morning to start my day and to highlight my current short comings in drawing interior perspectives – I am too lazy to do them properly.
Friday - tried something a bit simpler this time - still a number of errors in this one (the size of the table and chair and the perspective in the stools) ...but it is a part of a process of constant improving
I am intrigued by the concept of a diagonal vanishing point used for defining squares. I discovered it looking at a book on perspective called Vanishing Point – I never came across this in my architecture training (that is not saving much) and cant seem to recall reading about it in other books on the subject. It really helped me define the depth of the perspective and fits in with my way of sketching buildings – which is to look for squares.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
010206 A rainy Saturday
A lovely morning with Alissa and Wendy on a really rainy saturday.
I am 'out of my comfort zone' drawing animals and so this is training for my next visit to the zoo! BTW am reading a Jack Hamm book on drawing animals which is great!
We spend our time in the Search and Discover room - where you can touch everything. We sit at a bench and go and choose an animal we like, bring it back to the table and sketch from what ever angle we want - perfect!
Trying an ambitious interior - while chatting away....time to head home
Do you know this place?
I am determined to push myself this year and attempt difficult subjects. This is best view of the T2 tearoom - it is very hard to sketch accurately because it is dark and moody and this doesn't normally come out in my sketches as I omit the black and dark shadows most of the time.
So is this completely different from my normal t2 sketches?
I love the 'rooms' that are created by the big black columns and the blinds. There are great abstract prints on the wall with chinese writing over the top. The mezzanine on the right side of the sketch unfortunately uses red light bulbs and I can't stand sitting up there - although it has a good view.
Even though I am sitting for a while sketching the view (there are still so many things that I could sketch - and this is not including the people!?!) but sketching my cup and pot and cake is part of the experience and part of the chill out- slow down charm of the place for me.
All the tables in the place are black except the red one that I drew in the previous view so I thought I should add the black to give a more accurate impression of what it really looks like.
My remains of the day class has had a big impact on me - I love adding patterned paper (am thinking of carrying some strips in the back of my book for on site application) and am now in love with security envelopes and making pockets with them. Now if only it was easy to sew them in place in a bound book!?
I am 'out of my comfort zone' drawing animals and so this is training for my next visit to the zoo! BTW am reading a Jack Hamm book on drawing animals which is great!
We spend our time in the Search and Discover room - where you can touch everything. We sit at a bench and go and choose an animal we like, bring it back to the table and sketch from what ever angle we want - perfect!
Trying an ambitious interior - while chatting away....time to head home
Do you know this place?
I am determined to push myself this year and attempt difficult subjects. This is best view of the T2 tearoom - it is very hard to sketch accurately because it is dark and moody and this doesn't normally come out in my sketches as I omit the black and dark shadows most of the time.
So is this completely different from my normal t2 sketches?
I love the 'rooms' that are created by the big black columns and the blinds. There are great abstract prints on the wall with chinese writing over the top. The mezzanine on the right side of the sketch unfortunately uses red light bulbs and I can't stand sitting up there - although it has a good view.
Even though I am sitting for a while sketching the view (there are still so many things that I could sketch - and this is not including the people!?!) but sketching my cup and pot and cake is part of the experience and part of the chill out- slow down charm of the place for me.
All the tables in the place are black except the red one that I drew in the previous view so I thought I should add the black to give a more accurate impression of what it really looks like.
My remains of the day class has had a big impact on me - I love adding patterned paper (am thinking of carrying some strips in the back of my book for on site application) and am now in love with security envelopes and making pockets with them. Now if only it was easy to sew them in place in a bound book!?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Inside my wardrobe
Another EDM challenge - though a week behind. I was exhausted tonight (Friday) before I started this... at first I was a bit overwhelmed but then I think the tiredness helped me simplify a bit! My wardrobe is really too small....
Comment to my friends: there is not THAT much brown in here - is there???
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Check this out
In response to my Australia Day Hot Air balloon sketch, a flickr friend Maarten did this sketch based on my a collection of my sketches.
Make sure you visit the original here as there are links to all my original sketches!
Needless to say - I love it!
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