The photographs were taken through our car’s dirty windscreen on my nothing-special cellphone (don’t worry, I wasn’t driving). Work in progress shown below.
Shoot it, Sketch it: Go, moon. Go!
Shoot it Sketch it
Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Stand
I started my Shoot it, Sketch it posts a year ago today. Yes, a whole year has gone by! Some have been In the style of… posts, inspired by the work of some amazing illustrators, and in total there have been 50 of them. The only two weeks I missed were when I was away on holiday ― taking more photos to sketch, draw and paint : ) When Bec from Clouds of Colour and Alana from The Little Leaf started this feature, I had no idea that I’d still be going a year later. No wonder I’m running out of room in my little studio! Today’s painting was originally done with pastel on card and posted here.
Shoot it, Sketch it: Kaleidoscope
Shoot it, Sketch it: My autumn almanac
Today’s Shoot it, Sketch it is yet another experiment. The inspiration was a photograph taken at our back door last April. Something about the dry, curly leaves and the tiny, creamy white petals really appealed to me.
I painted it three times ― twice with brushes (above) and a third time with a palette knife (using the leftover paint for the background) and acrylic paint markers (below).
Then I combined the three paintings in Photoshop and tweaked a few filters to create the series below.
Shoot it, Sketch it: The iris patch
This was painted with my trusty palette knife (no brushes) so that I could experiment with texture (you can see it in more detail below).
Shoot it, Sketch it: Historic Empire Hotel
Fresh off the drawing board, here is a little sketch of the hotel we stayed at in Ross last weekend. The town was established in 1865 during the West Coast gold rush and once had a population of more than 3,000 ― now it’s closer to 300. We had a wonderful time at a friend’s ‘When I’m 64’ birthday party and jam night : )
On the way there, I took a few photos of the mountains which are looking positively picturesque at the moment (Christchurch to Ross via Arthur’s Pass). I’ve posted my absolute favourite shots on my Facebook page.
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 