A friend came to visit me last weekend. She is lovely and creative so we set up the kitchen table and did some drawing/painting together. It was fun to work with someone else there! She did some painting and it was great to watch someone else at work and see her picture develop. I was a bit stuck for what to do, so I went out into the garden for inspiration and came back with this beautiful sweet pea. The smell of it while I was drawing was really good! I had nearly finished the outline when a little black bug emerged from the folds of the petals, so I put it in exactly where it was and I think it adds something!
August 6, 2011
Sweet Pea and Friend’s Visit
Posted by ashy under art, creativity, drawing | Tags: bug, circle, colour, coloured pencils, drawing, sweet pea |[6] Comments
August 6, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Katie, that is truly beautiful! I love the way you framed it within the circles. You are a talented woman and must keep going with these creative endeavours!
What kind of materials did you use?
August 6, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Thank you for your encouragement!
I used some watercolour pencils (which I decided not to wet in the end) and some other coloured pencils that my friend brought with her which were all different shades of pink and red, which was very handy! I managed to replicate the colours quite realistically in the end, though it’s less vibrant than the actual flower, obviously!
August 6, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Oh! And I used a compass and a pencil with a pottery hedgehog on the end that I have had for as long as I can remember!
August 6, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Great stuff! Clearly the pottery hedgehog pencil played an instrumental role in the success of this piece 😉
August 6, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Lovely work Katie and pleased you had a great time!
August 10, 2011 at 10:37 am
thanks!