PART THREE, PROJECT 2 LANDSCAPE EXERCISE 2: SKETCHBOOK WALK

I had a couple of attempts at the walk in Harlow Town Park, as the weather was so poor on both occasions (grey cold windy drizzly).

I tried line drawings in black 0.8 drawing pen and also coloured pencil drawings. The drawing pen I found most effective as this can quickly give a sense of structure and shape for a preliminary drawing. However, this pen doesn’t quickly give a sense of tone, light and shade.

I then did a sketchbook ‘walk’ in my car of the road, A507. This road has some really amazing views. Again I used black drawing pen to make the quick sketches. I also tried hatching and energy lines in coloured felt pen to give and idea of the shape and use of the land. Some (winter) fields are ploughed earth, some grassed, the road travels through the landscape, the sky umbrellas it. The sketches did put me in mind of Hockney’s Yorkshire landscapes. I can only aspire to making my landscapes as vibrant and full of life through colour!