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Posted: November 12, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 10 CommentsThere wasn’t much planning that went into this sketch and that left me with compositional problem. The grapes were the first thing I drew and I went out from there. The bowl, the cutting board, the overlapping shadows… So it wasn’t until I scanned this that I realized that the grapes were right in the middle of the picture. I think this works better with a bit of the top and the left chopped off, but the original is below for you to see.
Here is the original uncroppped image with the grapes in the middle.
I agree. But I think the technical term is “cropping”as opposed to “chopped off” 😉
Great colours in all the shadows. Yummy! I love the depth in the bowl achieved with just this few dabs of deep, dark colour. Another great “art lesson in a post”.
Yes, I guess I should use the technical term but it is so much less colourful. Today I used some good watercolour paper and it makes such a difference. I think I should just use good paper from now on.
Shari,
I love this sketch… Can you make a big (very large) version of it? Is it possible? What I like is the clean and very graphic shapes, the toned down soft colours of the background and the clean brush strokes of it…
I could see a big version of it in my modern, “very urban“ dining room (as a friend of mine said a few weeks ago) …
Could I finally buy a piece of art from you?? :¬)
xx
Michelle
Le 2013-11-12 à 15:44, The Sketchbook a écrit :
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So glad you like it Michelle! I would love to make a big print of this for you. I just have to see how big I can make it. What size were you thinking of?
Yess…. I’m glad. I don’t know the size I’d like… hum… Let me look at this and I’ll come back to you soon. x M
I use 100% cotton rag paper that is lightfast and archival quality. The biggest I can do is 16″ x 21″ unframed. Let me know if that is too small. xx
Just lovely! Color, large spaces, details, straight lines, curves – you’ve got it all. Thank you.
Thanks Lynn!
I agree that the cropped version is best.
Good !