We had planned to stay over in Indianola on our way to the Amana Colonies, but there was no room at the inn. After much wandering about, we found ourselves on a rainy Saturday night in Altoona, by a truck stop. I was determined to draw, so I sat at the window and went for it! The air conditioning unit acted as a table and the windowsill was my taboret.
I've been carrying a woodless colored pencil so I didn't have to worry about the lead refusing to sharpen...did the initial sketch with that, in black...
When I added the color from my retrofitted Prang set (my current favorite travel palette) I discovered it was a woodless WATERCOLOR pencil. Ooops. Oh well, I rather liked the effect, it made it look as rainy as it indeed was.
Joseph suggested I shoot a photo of my subject...looks kind of unprepossessing, doesn't it? You can see I edited quite a bit out! (Squished the big truck up a bit, too, so it would fit on my page...)
Cool! Great job turning a dreary scene into a work of art. I think quite a lot of our world is like that. It needs the artist's interpretation for us to see its true spirit. A camera won't do. It only shows what you can see with your eyes; not what's really THERE.
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it, Cindy! That's just how I feel.
ReplyDeleteYou amaze me. Thank you for sharing your photos too and making paintings that are soooo much better than the reality. Picking something that I never would and making it interesting. That's how I dream of painting. Thank you for inspiring me.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words! I just pay attention to whatever's there...keeps life interesting.
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