Time for a new Thursday’s drawing project – yes, you’ve guessed it another wave scene! I’m allowing 45 minutes to one-hour tops each week for working on this piece – I don’t want to interrupt my focus.
Strands of Silk (6×9) is being drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using 2H, HB, B and 3B graphite pencils. I love the scene, but oh boy it’s going to be a dozy with many challenges because of the long main wave. I’ve drawn a basic foundation of the scene, but the real development will be when water patterns reveal themselves during the drawing process. Water patterns change by the nano-second, right? The natural process of moving water has a certain ebb and flow, I want it to talk to me (I want to feel it), thus letting the patterns come forward as the graphite is applied and blended. This is what excites me about drawing the sea.
For week one I wanted to work the background water and then go forward taking a section at a time because of the intricate sea-foam patterns coming off the thick long wave.
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Strands of Silk, #1
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A great start!
Thanks Elena!
Thanks for all your posts they encourage me to keep trying 🙂
Hi Eunice, thank you for the compliment – really, because your comments means more than what any of you know.
HUGS
Hi Mary, I have not been reading blogs much. My husband retired in July. We eat lunch together. That used to be when I read blogs. I’m definitely going to have to find a time to read blogs again. I have really missed your blog. I love this piece, so far. I can already feel the ocean. I agree, water changes by the nano second. It is mesmerizing.
Hi Kerry, thank you so much – glad you are able to take a few minutes and visit. Your husband retired, now that’s wonderful to be able to spend lunch with him everyday – very special!
Mary, already I feel the power of the ocean, hear the roar of the tide… To see the current washing through in graphite as the drawing progresses will be awesome.
Paul
Thank you Paul for the nice comment – the ocean can be surprisingly rich when drawn with many layers in graphite. I’m excited to work on this piece and hope I can get a silky look to the long strands of sea-foam trails. Thanks again!
Gorgeous! I love the detail and movement. The composition is wonderful; this is definitely one of my favorites!
Hi Mamie, it’s great to see you again and hope you had a wonderful summer! Are you back at school, if so – best wishes for a great semester. Thank you for your generous comments on the drawing, hopefully the development won’t disappoint.
How beautiful and silken.
Thank you Lady! I’m hoping that my pencil creates the silk look I’m after ~
Looking forward to seeing the wave grow and unfold over the next few weeks!
Thank you Dawn, I really appreciate hearing from you.
Looking forward to it especially after your last drawing! Wish you a wonderful weekend!
Hi Eva, thank you! We had a great weekend, busy but a lot got done. Hope yours was wonderful as well – I’m back at it.
I am anxious to see the whole thing materialize. In the meantime, it is already beautiful.
Hi Dorann – thanks! As usual, it will be a while.
This is beautiful already, Mary! Water is so incredibly challenging to draw and paint. I still don’t get it the way I really want it to look. Perhaps that’s why I am drawing sea turtles by the ocean so much! 😉
Hi Patsy, thank you so much – really appreciate it! LOL, and I would struggle with the intimate detail of the turtles – I’m leaving those beautiful sea creatures to you!
It’s already got a good feel to it. 🙂
Thank you Gallivanta!
It looks wonderfully mysterious, Mary! Have fun 🙂
Thanks Jo – so glad to read that you feel the mystery to the scene – gradually it will unfold. Have a beautiful weekend.
Hi Mary! I always love to see your WIPs. Just wanted to let you know I nominated you for The Lovely Blog Award. See http://versusblurb.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/one-lovely-blog/
Thank you so much for your lovely comments and nomination. I no longer accept awards, but really do appreciate your intention. Congratulations on your Lovely Blog award – you have a wonderful blog!
Thanks Mary and no worries about the award – it’s just nice to be nominated sometimes, isn’t it?
More than, it’s truly a compliment and means a lot.
How exciting! Looking forward to seeing your progress. Have a super weekend Mary!
Thank you Rhonda! Have a beautiful one yourself ~
cannot wait to see the finish product
so far I like the texture
Hi Doris, thank you so much – I’m excited to get working on this piece. Just drawing the backwater was enough to get me going.