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| Incomplete Pine Cone July Challenge Day 24 24 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
This is the last full week of the July sketching challenge - the goal is to sketch from life for exactly 30 minutes on each day in July.
I am trying to vary the subjects, but there are a few common themes. This week I chose a number of subjects that were too complicated for a 30 minute drawing.
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| July Challenge Day 20 20 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Daler Rowney A6 Graduate Sketchbook 10.5cm x 14.9cm (4.1" x 5.9") |
This week’s picture of Elaine was drawn on the train as we returned from London. It looks like she was asleep, but she was reading.
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| Spice Racks July Challenge Day 21 21 July 2014 Graphite Pencil & Wax Crayon Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
Monday’s sketch is the spice racks in our kitchen. I realised very early in the drawing this was going to be a rush and it became a mad dash to give an impression of the different sizes and colours of the spice containers.
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| Ficus July Challenge Day 22 22 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday’s sketches were all drawn on the patio because the weather was so warm.
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| Green Pepper July Challenge Day 23 23 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
I was pleased I can see some development when comparing Wednesday’s drawing of a green pepper with a 30 minute drawing of a pepper I drew almost exactly a year ago (see Keys to Drawing - Chapter 1).
The pine cone at the top of the post was the most enjoyable drawing of the week. This is a subject I will return to with a more leisurely approach after the challenge is complete.
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| July Challenge Day 25 25 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Daler Rowney A5 Graduate Sketchbook 149mm x 210 (5.9" x 8.3") |
Friday’s sketch is another scene from the churchyard. I tried to recreate the texture of the stone cross by rubbing the pencil over the paper while resting it on the stone, but this wasn't as effective as I had hoped.
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| Cat in a Box July Challenge Day 26 26 July 2014 Graphite Pencil Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
Saturday’s drawing was another rush. It illustrates a lesson I've learnt from this challenge. Previously, I suspect I would have spent ages trying to get the perspective of the box right before starting to draw Felix - who would then have jumped out and found somewhere else to sleep. Yesterday, my focus was on drawing him before he moved or I ran out of time.
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