Last Thursday was Thanksgiving and because it was a holiday I took the day off from drawing, I felt guilty. Today I spent two hours allowing myself some headway on Water Veil.
I worked on the right-hand side of the foreground rocks and made good progress on what will be the main rock and star of the show. I’m hopeful that next week I should finish drawing the base of the rock and start work on adding and adjusting values (this rock has a lots of character). Graphite pencils used were: 4H, 2H and HB.
Here’s is my confession, I love drawing rocks. There is a certain freedom in working the different shapes and sizes, and let’s not forget those things that give them character – crevices, veins and craggy edges. Time flew by and if I didn’t look up, I’m sure I would have gone straight through three hours.
Hope you are having a great day, it went from 77 degrees yesterday to a balmy 35 degrees with rain, sleet and ice on its way – the cold temps are expected to last for days. Reminds me of our time in Maine.
Thank you to Craig Johnson, a fabulous photographer with pmp, for letting me use his image as my reference.
Oil Pastels by Mary 
Amazing and Thank you for writing which is quite good and best wishes always, and greetings. Kindness blossoms in your heart
Thanks for commenting.
I love the character that you are giving to those rocks.
Thanks – hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Mary, this drawing is clearly so lovingly rendered that I could have guessed that you are having a very good time with it:)
Thanks Elena, have a great weekend!
You have all my admiration, your dedication is thorough & it shows! I wish I had a drop of yours 🙂
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your compliment. Makes we wonderful what my next Thursday drawing will be – animal, human, flower?
Whatever you’ll choose will be perfect! I don’t think I have ever seen a bad painting of yours 🙂
Mary … you are a wonder 🙂 really I so admire your true dedication and talent as an Artist .
You eek out every little mark and quality of these rocks … I feel so impatient thinking how quickly I want something to be on the paper . Bravo 🙂
Thanks Poppy – love hearing your thoughts. You know some would say less detail gives the viewer something to consider and imagine when looking at paintings, but in this drawing I’m compelled to work these rocks – the patterns keep revealing themselves, so I’ve got to go with it. I’m having a good time with this drawing.
so lovely to hear 🙂
Mary a day off… is it mention in the protocol? It is nice to see how much you invest in your painting and I agree rocks have their own life… I find them very similar to cloth materials it is a super exercises for tones. I love bursting with colours when I see rocks… keep warm.
Thank you Doron. There is something about rocks, as artists we get to give them more or less character as the mood fits. It’s exciting working on something that I’ve connected with so well. It’s very cold, down to 30 degrees now and raining ice.
I understand why as you like tonnal work and it suit you very much. beside you master and know how to produce the results. Raining ice sound familiar stay warm and safe of-course.