My favorite building

A4 ish

cardboard from cereal packet

Watercolour

For Sale

 

This week's EWW subject was to paint our favourite building.  I have never been to La Sagrada Familia but would love to, it is on my list of favourite buildings to see one day.  Being in an experimental mood I did a few things with this painting that I have never done before.  1. add some 'hidden' raised shapes. 2. use a different support instead of watercolour paper.  Having seen some famous artists who have their experiments on cardboard in museums, I thought why not? 

I have other experimental plans up my sleeve.

Ely Cathedral High Altar

50 x 20 cm Hahnemuhle Paper

Ink

 

This is a tiny portion of the most intricate and beautiful High Altar of Ely Cathedral.

This marathon drawing has taken me 16 hours!  I have tried really hard not to draw in pencil first because I hate rubbing out and the effect it has on the paper.  Pondering whether to add watercolour.  Meanwhile, I have to make a start on something else new.



A little street scene

 Fussen, Bavaria

Hahnemuhle Paper 20 x 50 cm

Sold

Trying the capture the sunshine and the odd angles of the buildings was an interesting experience.
I'm so happy, this is the second piece sold in the first day of the exhibition!

Gargoyle

Watercolour

 

I had a phase a few years ago of looking out for gargoyles.  I photographed them, painted them and created them in clay.  I even immortalised my dog in a gargoyle caricature.

 

This sweet little crowned lion was in quite a state of disrepair.

Featuring on the door posts of St Martin's Church, Fincham.