I never tire of drawing the patterns created by the slopes and foliage of this park. On May 27th, I brought my Faber-Castell Polychromos and 8.5" x 11.5" Daler Rowney sketchbook there -- I've decided this is the combination that works best for this subject -- and I captured a small family picnic in the grass (above).
In March I drew the sand of the former quarry using the same FCP coloured pencils in an 8.5" x 11.5" Strathmore sketchbook which has lighter paper but it's also grainier so I was less happy trying to make that combination work.
I find it so difficult to come up with the perfect drawing kit -- always trying to find a lightweight solution that includes everything I could possibly need. The FCPs are too heavy now that I've assembled such a large set but if I try to narrow down the selection, I'm convinced I'll be missing an essential colour.
I find it so difficult to come up with the perfect drawing kit -- always trying to find a lightweight solution that includes everything I could possibly need. The FCPs are too heavy now that I've assembled such a large set but if I try to narrow down the selection, I'm convinced I'll be missing an essential colour.
Every season at Le Kauwberg provides new inspiration but I tend to spend more time there in Spring:
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| 5.5" x 8.5" DR sketchbook in early June 2010 |
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| 8.5" x 11.5" DR sketchbook + FCP in April 2010 |
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| 8.5 x 11.5 DR sketchbook + Derwent Coloursoft + FCP in April 2011 |
I've saved most of the above images to my Flickr account as well. Here is a link to a drawing from late summer last year: 20 August 2011. (8.5" x 11.5" DR sketchbook + FCP)
More to come!
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