Moon Snail Project # 82 – 84: Drawing Light
April 26, 2013
“When we draw the objects, surfaces, and spaces of our world, we are to a very large degree, drawing an experience of light. The strange and wonderful paradox is that light is invisible, but makes things visible. . . . Light reveals form.”
— Mick Maslen and Jack Southern, Drawing Projects: An Exploration of the Language of Drawing
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Moon Snail Shell # 82, watercolor sketch
Moon Snail Shell # 83, watercolor sketch
Moon Snail Shell # 84, ink sketch with watercolor wash
I find it very challenging to get the proper tones, shades of light and dark, in my sketches. My first attempt looks like an ice cream sundae. My second and third attempts look like grubs or potatoes. (Sigh)
April 26, 2013 at 8:25 am
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April 27, 2013 at 12:18 pm
How funny to see the moon snail shell shape in this context! Thanks for sharing.
April 27, 2013 at 4:57 am
I like the way the shadows are shown, shifting length and shape around the shell. I think this adds to the feeling of space and movement, not attributing potato!
May 1, 2013 at 7:52 pm
I don’t know what it is about that last one. There’s a real sense of movement, as though it could start trucking off the page (albeit slowly!)