Fat Rosehips
I saw some big, fat rosehips in Queens Park. They looked so inviting in the late autumn sun, I made a quick sketch of them and later put on a wash and used my pen.
Quick watercolour sketch with pen, 17 by 19cm
A Full Table
I stylised a still-life based on a friend’s table. I kept the palette limited to a narrow range and repeated the colours to anchor the parts together.
Watercolour, inktense pencils and black pen, 19.5 by 14.5cm
Carrot scape
I drew carrots on a plate, then used pastel pencils to put colour on them. I kept to the real colours and shadows. From a shortish distance, it looks like the landscape between the towns of Clinton and Balclutha in a dryish summer.
Pastel pencils, 13 by 15cm
Carrotty scapes, two tones
A few carrots on a plate were the subject of this sketch. Again, I worked with them in different hues to see if it changed the results.
Grey: Derwent sketching and wash pencils; Sepia: Derwent inktense sepia pencil and wash; 6 by 12cm
Brocco scapes, two tones
I had a plate of broccoli bits, I drew and then shaded them. I wanted to see if my impression of them would change if I changed the tone I used. Hence the two similar drawings in the two different hues.
Sepia: Derwent inktense sepia pencil and wash; Grey: Derwent sketching and wash pencils; 7.5 by 12.5cm
Vegescape
I drew a section of a plate of corn and small pumpkins. I put in the shading on the vegetables and something like a landscape appeared. I darkened the negative shapes and applied a wash.
Pencil and wash, 18 by 14cm
Chokescapes
As with the previous two drawings posted, I tried the same technique with an artichoke using the negative spaces in the outside of the artichoke. I think it gave an interesting effect.
Pencil and wash with pen outline, 12 by 21 cm
