Finally getting around to an actual challenge drawing! Here's a streetlight on the Erie Canal bikepath in Pittsford, NY. I had ice cream with Nicole there last Thursday and took some pictures of the canal. This sketch was done a few days later from the photos using Pitt brush pens and a touch of color pencil for the purple. (First time I've tried the new grayscale brush pens, I'm pretty excited about them) I may add some background detail of the canal but maybe not.
Nicole always asks me, “Can you smell the purple?” when we walk past these flowers.
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Nice job, Tim. I don't think it needs more detail. The strong graphic stands on its own.
FABULOUS, Tim!! LOVE the details! And yes, I think they're perfect as they are!
It is indeed wonderful!! You did a great job on this and I love that you added that personal note from Nicole. It is a title!
Great job...what a street light...
Wow! Stunning sketch! Great work!
Gorgeous! The colors work wonderfully with the choice of paper. Great job on the detail and shading as well. Very nice!
Lovely drawing. Is this on special paper of some sort--it doesn't look like ordinary sketchbook paper.
yes, ican smell the purple - smells like grape juice :) great sketch
Wonderful drawing, love the detail. Also like the look of the Africa Sketchbook, thanks for the link.
Beautifully done!
Ahh...the smell of purple...I love your sketchbook, I saw the pictures on your flickr site. The texture and color is just so elegantly rugged(if there is such a thing ;-). I also love that an words in your sketches are pieces of art themselves...Very beautiful!
Oh Tim - - What a fine artist you are. And to answer your question, I most certainly can smell the purple and it is lovely.
Nepalese paper is so attractive, but it's really a pain to draw on. You've clearly found the best solution. I bought a little book of this paper last year - I started off trying to use watercolours, and they sank right down to the other side of the paper and disappeared AND the ink bled through too. Seeing what you've done, maybe I'll go back and try again.
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