Thursday, February 17, 2011
Quick Snow Sketching
A couple of days in snowy mountains for someone usually sketching in sunny California is a big change. All of a sudden my trusty purple ballpoint pen is not working, water is almost freezing in my brushpen, hands are cold even in my gloves and I get almost waist-deep in snow trying to find a better angle ;) So as a result - I draw very quickly in tiny soft-covered moleskine with staedtler pigment liner and use quickest washes ever and add notes for additional color to finish these in a warm place - after I tape them in my current journal. Then I add more notes and drawings of the "treasures" my little sketching companion collected for me :)
Marvelous, Nina, it's fascinating that your pen froze. (And I've had that happen with waterbrushes, too!) Very effective taping the pages in...
ReplyDeleteBrrr. But I guess I didn't have to tell you that. Glad you were able to capture your snowy adventure in your sketchbook. You're a brave soul!
ReplyDeleteI love the livliness of these sketches - they remind me of Laurelines sketches :0)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the child with the snowman!
Good for you, sketching in the cold. I can remember chilling myself to the bone and drawing a grizzly feeding on her kill. I kept switching between two ball point pens. I'd tuck one up my sleeve for it to warm up while I sketched with the other until I needed to switch again. My fingers still ache just thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteYour little companion reminds me of Paddington Bear!! Great sketches!
ReplyDeletethank you all for wonderful comments!
ReplyDeleteElva - putting a second pen up my sleeve is a great idea - I must try!