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| Saturday night's party revealed on Sunday morning |
I've returned to my travels along the towpath with renewed enthusiasm now I feel more rested. I usually draw on weekdays but this time I've ventured out on a Sunday morning and look what I found en route to my destination. The party leftovers are not what I had in mind to draw but they are lying on top of the same wall that I planned to concentrate on.
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| These rusty objects attracted my attention a few days before |
I decided I would try using the candle wax resist again to represent the cement between the bricks and then use an Indian ink wash over the top of it. I was in the mood to experiment and see what happened. I could have been more patient and used more wax so there would have been more of a contrast between the ink wash and the white cement, as it is the result is quite subtle. Then I wanted to include the rusty, naily things and some of the foliage. The finished result reminded me of the
paving and mud drawing from earlier on in the series.
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| My finished sketch where I just wanted to experiment |
It was on this occasion that I had something of a breakthrough. This part of the towpath doesn't have a grass verge to sit on so I had to stand by the wall which meant that I was very close to all the foot traffic that was passing back and forth. For the first time ever (I think) I was completely relaxed about people watching what I was doing as they went on their way, happy to chat if they wanted to and just as happy to be ignored as well.
You are back already? Looked at your post card blog and the last one was dated 25th July. Love this drawing, you really when with the flow and I love the fact you are drawing things that catch your peripheral view. I would be just looking directly in front of me, the pretty view, rather than absorbing the whole. character of the canal.
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