Small still life - editing

A waste of time?

Less time, looser handling.

Fade out around focal point

Better sketching with Marc Tarot Holmes!

This is a great book by Marc Taro Holmes!! I am developing a sketch protocol I call HICSLAS so I can capture more quickly.

Urban Sketching is frustrating me because I expect better results in less time and keep getting foiled. It feels like I’m slow to get started with a sense of overwhelm, and the final result could benefit from a tighter structure underneath but looser handling in ink and paint. That being said, this one was quite successful!

This started straight from ink with no sketch.

 It seems a little weird, but in the bathroom I realized instead of magazines I need a sketch pad! All the little bottles, and a ten minute break from other interactions, is tailor-made for sketchbook target practice. 

Third try much improved!

First Try- placement errors '

HICS LAS - acronym means - 1. Horizon or eye-level  2. Interest. Where these intersect is like Thomas Schaller’s first two lines in any sketch.  3. Compare height width limits for page placement.  4.Silhouette, draw an envelope lightly outlining overall shape.  4. Large to small shapes in order of completion

5. Angle Check, where two points are chosen and the angle set between shows mistakes in proportion (THIS COULD BE THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR ME! I KNOW TO SIGHT ANGLES, BUT DIDN’T USE THEM FOR SPOT-CHECKING PROPORTION!!  6. Scribble, Shadow. The imprecision of the HB pencil scribble works well if the proportion and placement are

Valentine Alley

The third version of this scene is painted with pinks and lilacs, so, mixtures of red and blue with white gouache. The light demands a sunny yellow however, so the compliment of purple is there too. The shapes are pretty much resolved now, but the background tree is omitted, to show off the leaning poles and power lines against a more complicated sky.