Cast-iron and Tarnished Metal

 

Garden Stake
Watercolour and Ink on Paper
175mm x 260mm (7" x 10.25")

This is an old metal stake and a twig from a Philadelphus bush. I drew this a few weeks ago prompted by the Cast-iron and Tarnished Metal topic in Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice.

The hook on the stake was an interesting exercise in "draw what you see, not what you expect to see."

This is probably the first drawing I’ve done outside since the coronavirus lock-down started and this was in the confines of our garden. I am enjoying working from photo reference, but there is an extra pleasure in drawing from life.