Ochils

Posted on 22 October 2012 by sgolding

I did a couple of watercolour sketches of the landscape near Stirling in Scotland, drawn to the hills by their natural beauty and colours

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the head or La Tete.

Posted on 19 October 2012 by sgolding

I drew some sculpted heads and forms in museums.  La Tete.

in the Louvre I was taken with Aten (above) and

I liked this bust in Musee Carnavalet.  In the Musee D’orsay this fellow and his moustache caught my eye:

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Place des Vosges

Posted on 19 October 2012 by sgolding
ink and wash

A little ink and wash done in Paris.   The silhouette is contrasted with the white space of the apartment buildings below it, surrounding the cathedral.  I include it to contrast with:

mixed media

I started with a conventional view of the square, a section seen from the park.  I then had an idea of representing the space as mapped or seen from the centre of the park and rotating.  I wanted to contrast the splendour of the surviving pre revolution architecture with the present day, so used newspaper to emulate the texture of the walls and to bring the ephemera of the modern into the image.  I combine pencil, cut paper, ink and wash in this image.
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travels with a sketch pad

Posted on 14 August 2012 by sgolding

I just found some images which I drew while travelling in Europe in 2002. They are ink and wash and watercolour.  I am amused to recall the surprise of digital camera laden tourists who saw me sitting there using finest 17th century technology.

 

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