Long time no see!
I can safely say that the last 12 odd months haven't been the easiest, that is to say it wasn't quite an Annus Horribilis but certainly, to paraphrase Her Majesty the Queen, not a year I shall remember with undiluted pleasure! Putting all that aside I thought I would share a recent sketch. I have never had much interest in still-life as a subject in painting but recently I had in an antique Chinese wine bottle a lovely arrangement of tropical plants and it inspired me to preserve the moment.
Firstly I just did a little biro sketch at the time, later I did the drawing properly after which I coloured using a combination of ink, watercolour and gouaches on 300 gsm cotton watercolour paper. Overall I was happy with the result but I wanted to take a risk with the drawing so I experimented with text and transferred something I had written earlier on to anther piece watercolour paper that was successful so I did that on the drawing itself.
Firstly I just did a little biro sketch at the time, later I did the drawing properly after which I coloured using a combination of ink, watercolour and gouaches on 300 gsm cotton watercolour paper. Overall I was happy with the result but I wanted to take a risk with the drawing so I experimented with text and transferred something I had written earlier on to anther piece watercolour paper that was successful so I did that on the drawing itself.
Above left: An initial biro sketch, Above right: Here is the experiment with text, the text above is not the text in the final work rather it is another 'poetic thought' I had at the time.
Above: The finished work.
Overall I think the text I included in the drawing creates an addition decorative interest which the composition would otherwise have lacked and so I am quite happy with the results.
Below: Here are three images of the drawing in detail.
