Landon  R. Wilson   artist
  • Sketchbook
  • Blog
  • Storyboards
  • Instagram
  • Portfolio
  • Bio
  • Contact

So Many Marble Heads, So Little Time... 

4/26/2015

Comments

 
Last month I went to the Yale Art Gallery.  Last month was before this month.  This month I haven't had a day off from my day job(s) PLUS I've had a logo project that had a very tight deadline.  That's my excuse for not posting anything to the blog lately. I'm definitely looking forward to Sunday where I will probably vegetate on the couch. Now that, that's done. Here is some art!
Picture
PENCILS ONLY!!! No water media is allowed in the galleries...  I scoped out this beautiful scene with sunlight cutting across the room.  Unfortunately, after I inspected all vantage points of the room and finally decided that the bench in the center offered the best place to sit and view, a young couple beat me to it by a couple of steps!  

Apparently they didn't know I was an artist and should be treated like a celebrity in museums.  (It's so vain, lol, but it's kinda true.) I wish I could bring red velvet ropes around and cordon off areas so that I could have my own little VIP room and keep all the riffraff at a safe distance.

So there went 15 minutes of precious drawing time I'll never get back.

Naturally, at the end of the day I noticed literally one hundred artist stools conveniently located at the main entrance...
Picture
I'm using water-soluble pencils from Derwent.  Check out the awesome sunlight action!
Picture
I made an escape to Jojo's for some much needed espresso.  That gave me some time to wet the paper a bit with a water brush.
Picture
I added a couple more quarters to the parking meter and then hustled back over to the gallery for another go at it with the pencils. The light was a lot less dramatic after my little break... But it still helped me to solidify some of the shapes with a better value structure.
Picture
Here's the final image after I added more value to the background to get the busts in the foreground to stand out more.

If I were to do it again, I'd remember to bring a pencil! That way the original drawing is good as possible. (I would have liked more detail in the faces.) It's hard to paint over a poorly drawn image!
Comments
    Subscribe to 
    Email Updates

    Landon R. Wilson

    Welcome to my blog.

    This is where I share some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that is involved in making my art. 


    Archives

    September 2019
    August 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Sketchbook
  • Blog
  • Storyboards
  • Instagram
  • Portfolio
  • Bio
  • Contact