Abandoned fields are a thing of beauty, I can’t tell you how many I’ve driven by and never given them a moments notice, that is until now ~
Misty Wheat Field, a graphite drawing (8×10) was done on Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper using 2H, HB, B, 2B, 3B graphite pencils and B/2B Carbon pencils. Tools used for producing some technical effects were: cotton ball, tortilium, kneaded eraser and Tombow mono eraser. One thing I love about graphite is its reflective qualities, combined with carbon you get a whole different look to a drawing from any number of different angles. The back-light glancing over the field is what captured my attention and with the distance barely there, my attention was centered on the foreground grasses was a lot of fun working out as a drawing.
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This is really beautiful Mary. How big is it? I really love your black and whites.
Hi Pizzuti, nice to see you. Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and comments, I’ve really enjoyed working in B&W – its been a time to really explore values and tones w/o color to distract me. This drawing is 8×10.
Oh I thought it was so much bigger, I think it would be great 40 x 30. Do a big one 🙂
Wow, I’ve not done a drawing that big (or painting for that matter). But will give it serious consideration – you are so nice. Thanks for the suggestion and compliment.
Lots of movement here!
Hi Elena, thanks very much – was a wonderful quiet scene to capture.
So cool! I love the perspective and the way the wheat almost looks like fire. Beautiful!!
So great to see you again Mamie – I hope you are well. Thanks so much and thoroughly enjoyed your artistic read on the wheat field.
What a light and airy feeling…. it has your signature delicate touch! Well done! ~Rita
Thanks Rita – the feeling as you described is what I was after, less about details and more about the atmosphere of the scene.
Beautiful painting! well done 🙂
Thank you Esmee!
Another wonderful drawing, Mary. And I really appreciate knowing the details, I find it very interesting, almost like being there with you–like the reflective qualities of graphite when combined with carbon. 🙂
Thank you Jet and glad you enjoyed learning about the process. Sometimes I wonder if it becomes to boring, but the process is what fascinates and intrigues me about creating with graphite. Have a lovely week ~
A beautiful rendering Mary… I love it!
Thanks Denise!
So dreamy!
Thank you Fiona!
Very subtle Mary. Very very nice.
Thanks Joanna!!
Delicate and subtle… perfect composition, Mary… 🙂
Thank you so much Maniparna ~
Subtle and sublime are two words that came to mind when I first saw this. I saw a tinge of green in it but that’s because I coloured it in my imagination (or it’s this horrible cold I’ve got). The delicate blades of grass, each one moving in their own way, gave a moving picture impression. I loved this, Mary. xo
Thank you Sabiscuit – it’s a real compliment when a viewer can see within a drawing and lets their eyes fill in what could have so easily been added with a swish of color. Wonderful reaction and description – a joy to read. Thanks again ~
Like a dreamscape.
Thank you Brenda!
Whiskers of nature leaning in a soft breeze. Gentle,graceful and very ethereal. Perfect composition, it draws my eyes straight onto what appears to be an endless, infinite field.
The beautiful details of the foreground gives away a glimpse of what lies behind that mist and leaves my imagination running with that into the invisible infinity. Has a somewhat magical, mysterious and dreamy feel with a hint of nostalgia, beautifully executed!
Happy Spring Eva! Thanks very much – your opening, “Whiskers of nature leaning in a soft breeze,” read so beautifully, great descriptive of the foreground. Thank you for looking into the scene and seeing the magic of the invisible reality of what lies out there in the field. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your reaction to the scene. Thank you my friend – hope you have a lovely day!
I do Mary and I hope yours is lovely as well!
That’s beautiful, Mary!
Happy Spring Equinox!!!!! 🌺🌻🌹🌷🌼🌸 🙂
Hello my friend! Thank you so much and also for the beautiful flowers emots. A very Happy Spring to you as well!!
Like a vortex.
Cool descriptive word Prospero – it works! Thank you and hope you are enjoying this first day of Spring.
Gorgeous
Thank you Derrick!!
Superb…Once again you have captured a moment in time – so beautifully. I hope you enjoy a lovely Easter week….Janet:)
Hello Janet, thank you for your special encouragement! It was a wonderful scene to develop – perfect for the soft atmosphere I was going for. Happy Spring to you and hope you have a wonderful Easter as well.
Mary I love it, and how your hand/heart works with the Graphite is just beautiful! those soft edges, hints and subtleties are outstanding 🙂 cheers, Debi
Thank you so much Debi – I could really feel this drawing as it came alive once the grasses were worked out. Graphite was perfect for the softness and edges that you mention – it was a great scene to capture. Thank you my friend.
my great pleasure Mary 🙂
Lovely detail on the grasses in the foreground with the dreamy light behind which is very effective!
Thank you so much Anna – love seeing the piece through your artistic eye! The grasses were a lot of fun to develop.
A very fine piece, Mary.
Thank you so much Cynthia – hope you are well. Happy Spring to you ~
Almost gossamer and with subtle energy
Another fine work, Miss Mary
Much love
uncle john
Loved your thoughts and description Uncle John, especially the “subtle energy” – perfect words. Thank you so much, have a wonderful day!
Wonderful drawing Mary. I love how you did the mist.
Thank you very much Nicodemas!! Have a wonderful day penning magical words ~
Blessings!
On first look I was picturing wind-swept grasses on a sand dune – but on closer review – I don’t think that’s the case. Well done Mary … wonderful detail.
Thank you Frank, so happy you enjoyed this piece! Appreciate your encouraging support always!
Simple, graceful,and beautiful! t gives such a peaceful feeling. Thank you, Mary for sharing. 🙂
Thank you Amy – I really enjoyed reading your description of the scene. Peaceful, especially – it’s what I’m looking to develop in these drawings.
I recently tried to capture the sunlight dancing on a field of wheat grass. It always looks so magical that I had to try. Your drawing captures their movement, which seems constant even when the wind isn’t blowing. Beautiful piece, Mary!
Wonderful Elisa and I can only imagine the images you got with your lens – spectacular no doubt. Thank you so much I loved reading your thoughts on this piece.
So beautiful and delicate, Mary. 🙂
Thank you dear Sylvia!
A haunting drawing, Mary…well done!
Thanks Jill ~ Happy Spring to you and best wishes today meeting your deadline!
Happy Spring to you too! Thank you, Mary. I submitted it yesterday…phew. 🙂
Cool that is awesome Jill – best wishes!!
Wonderful! I want to step into the mist and see what is beyond. The field beckons. Ethereal.
So beautiful, thank you Susan – I love your reaction!
I feel like the child I once was, waking up to the misty morning, and even before breakfast walking along the silent field…
Thank you Ann-Christine. I could see your images of that walk, one of those perfectly quiet times that lets you enjoy the sounds and smell of nature. Wonderful my friend.
Wonderful…
I love this. I grew up in the prairies, and there’s nothing like a pretty field. Well done Mary! I can see the colors.
Thank you Resa. I love that your vision filled in the colors of the scene – a wonderful compliment.
Very nice work, it makes me feel nostalgic!
Thank you so much Lucinda for your lovely thoughts on the drawing.
You’re very welcome Mary. Good luck with your future projects! Got anything exciting coming up soon? Also if you have the time would you mind checking out some of my posts?
Beautiful. It feels like a big wind was blowing on the field where these grasses were. I also experience an ethereal quality.
Thank you so much Catherine – love your reaction to the scene, to feel the drawing is an amazing compliment. Hope you are well and having a wonderful Sunday.
It has an etherial feel to it.
Leslie
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your choice of words in the description! Thanks for visiting.
I very much enjoyed your art.
Leslie
Thanks Leslie, that means a lot! Have a great week ahead.
You are most welcome and keep doing your thing and sharing with us.
Leslie