Friday, April 15, 2011

"Daffodils" (sold)




















(sold)

We should not need an invitation to take a walk and enjoy the flowers. Often we do, though, because we are all so busy. This is a sketch created at a friend's house. It was a great afternoon sitting on the ground and drawing daffodils.

Playing around with lines in a background can add a lot of energy to a piece. It is especially effective to do them in pencil when the focal point is a pencil sketch. It helps to subtly divide your piece into shapes. (Since paintings are made up of shapes.) Line work with a pencil is simply a way of doing it without entering the world of visual overload. There are also three larger shapes of color in the background that add some visual weight to a simple sketch. There are many ways to experiment with division of space. It can take you places you've never dared to go!



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