The Blue Zebra
Posted: January 11, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 10 Comments »I have long been a fan of Jim Dine’s work, mostly for his paintings of hearts, tools and bathrobes, but I was surprised when I read the card on the wall for this bronze sculpture and learned that it was his. I drew this in pencil at the museum and added some blue at home with a water-soluble pencil.
Shari,
C’est tout simplement ma-gni-fi-que /splendid !!!
Have a very good week-end.
Merci Louise!
I’ve been watching your sketches for a while (they are quite wonderful) but when coming across this piece I feel particularly moved. Without getting (too) interpretative, perhaps its the story behind the work that’s got me the most. Like watching information transfer across computer screens, seen here is a transfer of data on its own accord. From sculpture to sketcher– I suppose I find the connectedness between works featured here kind of liberating. Have I gone a bit too far? All I’m trying to say is I enjoy this piece.
So glad you enjoy the sketch and the blog and I really appreciate your comments. It is always interesting to see what sketches garner the most comments. Some people like the drawings, others like the people sketches and others prefer landscapes. I really enjoyed drawing The Blue Zebra so I am happy to hear that it struck a chord with you.
You have really captured the essence of this sculpture (spoken as someone who has seen it) as opposed to a representative drawing of it. You’ve inspired me to visit it again and see what I can capture.
Thanks Alison. It was a wonderful few hours of looking and drawing at the museum!!
I like the technique of using the single colour over a pencil sketch… you have made it work really well on this subject. I can see lots of possibilities for adding a bit more interest to pencil sketches in this way… but, I’m not saying that pencil sketches aren’t interesting to start with.
Thanks Ross. I think I may try that single colour technique again although maybe next time I won’t add so much pencil shading underneath.
You’ve really captured the form and volume of sculpture.
Really amazing sketch!
Thanks so much!