Puzzle pieces on the beach
Posted: December 20, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized 11 CommentsIt was pretty windy on the beach today but I wanted to do some people sketching. I had to work fast because the wind made it impossible to sit for too long or to put up an umbrella, and that meant that my models wouldn’t be sticking around for long either. But challenges like that are good, aren’t they? State the essentials and if you have time for more, it’s a bonus.
So how do you figure out scale in a scene this? That was the first thought that popped into my head. I wanted to capture the two couples sitting on the beach, and hoped to convey that one was close and one was far. The drawing aid I used to help me figure this out was the horizon line.
Here was my thinking. Couple on the left: both heads are under the horizon line. Couple on the right: the top of his chair and head are over the horizon line but her chair and head are under it. As for the guy in the mauve shirt — he walked by and his head was touching the horizon line. Once I had those elements in place, it was easy to fit in the remaining puzzle pieces of arms, legs and chairs.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Good job on solving your problem. The proportions look right and it reads well. Love your sky. and the overall color scheme.
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Thanks so much Judy.
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Nice work, shari
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Thanks Beth!
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Great suggestions about using the horizon line!
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I’m so glad you found it helpful. Thanks for letting me know.
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Good Morning dear Shari,
Very well drawn and I love that expression and view angle of the man wearing cooling goggles,
looking at the painter:)
And the slipper on the ground gives quite natural effect to the sketch.
Blessings
Uma
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Many thanks Uma. All the best to you.
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I truly do love your sketches. They make me want to walk right into them — or onto the beach and into a beach chair. Lovely, what you do.
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Thanks so much. That is one of the nicest comments I’ve read about my work. Much appreciated.
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Very beautiful beach scene, I like how you added the seagull.
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