Part 2. Project 3. Exercise 2 Detail and simple line

Detail and simple line.

I made a number of sketches of natural objects before decicing on my final exercise. Most of these objects have interesting textures and are an extension from the previous exercise on textures

Textured fallen stick with lichen and moss

Burrs and thistles

Burr

Seeds, leaf and shell

Pine cones growing on tree

Textured leaf

I bought a turk’s head squash last autumn and kept it on a window sill. Very gradually it has changed shape and eventually developed some mould which has flattened its contours and wrinkled its skin. I chose this as my object to make a continuous line drawing and was pleased to find that it was not too difficult to keep my pen on the paper for significant parts of the drawing. I had been worried that to do so would make it very difficult for me to keep the proportions, but whilst these are not absolutely accurate I have still managed to capture the overall shape and characteristics of the decaying fruit.

Project 3 Exercise 2 Detail and simple line. Turk’s Head Squash. Fibre tip pen.