From Sketchbook Skool homework: Draw in Public.
Well, I tried. Went to the Railroad Park here in Medford, Oregon. It was foggy and cold. THEN it decided to rain. Snapped a reference photo, and headed back home to finish.
This is my reference photo; you'll see I
softened the bright green of the grass,
since I wanted the grand old
Red Lady to be the focus.
But by at least starting on site, I still felt the cold, fog, and quiet of that old retired caboose even after I got home.
As I drew, I thought of all the stories it could tell, the miles it had seen. So I didn't do my customary bright colors, but "foggy" and somewhat quiet colors around the old red Lady.
I started with loose light umber colored pencil sketching. No pencil and eraser... oh so hard for me! But it was fun to experiment! (can click image to enlarge)
"Retired Caboose"
9 x 12 sketchbook; ink, watercolor,
watercolor pencil, colored pencil
and white gouache
watercolor pencil, colored pencil
and white gouache
Happy Sketching,
Retta
I had to put on my sweater to look at this cold, lonely picture. The bleakness of the day is definitely there. Was the caboose actually red? I thought they were an orange-red mixture. The bright red made it seem newer, but that's just a non-artist opinion. Overall, I like your watercolor sketch. Brr!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen, glad you liked it.
DeleteAnd there ya go, just for you I added the reference photo.
I love this sketch even though I live in Arizona and am happy to escape as much of winter as possible. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Caron. :-)
Deleteoh to have your talent.
ReplyDeleteAh, but you DO, you just express it differently. :-D
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