Course work: After a week of struggling and indecision, I did the townscape line drawing today, working from earlier sketch material and from photographs. My subject was a portion of the Wilkes County courthouse. I first did a light pencil sketch (subsequently erased) to work out my major problems. (One of these was the clock: I still don’t think it is quite right.) I then used a set of small, medium and bold Pitt pens for the drawing itself, working over the pencil lines and adding detail and making corrections as I drew. I omitted some elaborate decoration over the central window, as well as two small windows, in the interests of clarity and producing a not-too-busy drawing. This would be a stronger drawing with some shading, but…one must follow the requirements as closely as possible.
Reading:
Rose-Marie & Ranier Hagen What Great Paintings Say (Vol. 2)
Taschen, Köln, 2005
Pp 566-577
Personal sketchbook work: A quick charcoal sketch of a corner of the kitchen, with some difficult angles and superimpositions, since it contains 45° corners. My viewfinder helped me a bit.
Total time: 1 hour 36 minutes
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