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barn, canada geese, Chambersburg PA, Coldbrook Farm, Derwent pencils, farm buildings, graphitone, illustration, springhouse, vertical siding, water-soluble graphite
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water-soluble graphite barn and springhouse sketch
The Story Behind the Sketch:
- My artists group met a week ago at Coldbrook Farm, a piece of artists’ paradise in Chambersburg, PA. Among the inspirational sights were a barn, springhouse, & pond with Canada geese.
- The Technical Stuff:
Canson XLwatercolor tablet, Light and dark grades of Derwent Graphitone water-soluble graphite pencils were used for most of this sketch, plus water & a Grumbacher #2 bristlette round brush, a #1 Plaid 3/4″ craft brush, & a Royal & Langnickle small #4 angle.
My Experience in Doing this Sketch:
As in all situations we choose what we will focus on. While there were frequent sounds of sirens from the nearby hospital, there were also
serenades
from catbirds & mocking birds. While the siding on the barn was actually asbestos shingling, I looked at the flavor of the structure & drew simple vertical siding instead. A rough sketch was all I was after this time around; I was there to enjoy myself on that singularly beautiful day—& so I did.
NOTE: All images and text in this post are Copyright K. A. Renninger 2013. I am more than happy to have you share them through your own blog, and hope you will do so—but you must give me credit. Anyone who uses them to make money will be prosecuted.
About Sketching 
WONDERFUL PICTURE!!
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Thank you so much, my friend!
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Serenely lovely!
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A lovely sketch. The place you have captured feels very peaceful and quiet.
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Thanks. Although I was not in a peaceful & quiet mental state when I arrived there, the serenity of the surroundings soon altered my mood. The change in mental state is apparently reflected in the drawing.
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love the mood and textures in your work K, and the gestures in your drawing is really expressive. A lovely piece.
I like works on paper using graphite and charcoal. There is something about sketching with these tools that forces the artist to really look at the shadows and textures and utilize mark making.
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Thanks, Filio. I do love “thinking in black & white” ( & shades of gray!)
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