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I am pleased to report that the collage drawing of Redwoods was very well received. It is awaiting colored pencil application, and I have very timidly put a touch of color in. What holds me back is that color messes with the values, which is Artspeak for darks and lights.  Meanwhile, I have begun drawing #2. Turns out the photos supplied by the customer are horrible aren’t of a quality that is useful to me. So, I set the drawing up and then set it aside to await better photos. Yes, I know this looks like a mess, but so do blueprints to the untrained eye! (#2 is the one in the middle)

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 Next, I began drawing #3. In case you haven’t been following this project, this is a set of 3 large 18″x12″ pencil collages depicting scenes of the area for a local B&B. If you are a painter, you might laugh yourself silly at the idea that 18″x12″ is “large”, but let me gently remind you that the point of a pencil is a very small tool for covering real estate quickly.

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 Now, check out today’s work. This is a drawing I would have declared impossible, even 5 years ago. (Growth is a good thing, unless you are a cancer cell.) This is the vertical scene on the far left of the drawing. It was to be something else originally, but we discussed what would and would not make a good drawing, and the sycamore won. Actually, C & P are the winners, because they will be owning this in the fullness of time. I feel quite pleased with this, and need to log off in case I get struck by lightning for the sin of pride.

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3 Comments

  1. I agree with Nikki and like the size.

  2. Jana,
    The sycamore is beautiful! Is it possible that your painting has made you better at drawing??? The darks and lights are great and the light coming in on the top left of the tree is ethereal. Really nice. Have fun up the hill.

  3. So so beautiful. I still say, Jana, you’ve brought out the old-fashioned Southern belle in this tree! To me, this sycamore has always looked a little bit like the mysterious and fragile Southern “lady” who came visiting in Tennessee Williams’ play “Streetcar Named Desire”, wearing chiffon or something airy, but you’ve really brought that character out! I just could not remember the name of the character – and it’s Blanche DuBois. British actress Vivienne Leigh played Blanche on stage, and also in the movie made from the play. A young Marlon Brando played Blanche’s brother-in-law. And as for the light and darkness problem with collage #1, don’t listen to me :-)) If I suggest a bit of color that throws the picture off, just tell me. We trust you.


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