Connecting the Dots

My original plan for this blog was learn to draw through drawing real life objects. This piece took shape thanks to left over paint from a stencil project I was working on. In order to save the paint, I started stenciling on the paper and eventually this came about. I realized I missed drawing like this. One mark leads to another like a puzzle and an image takes shape naturally. I will be exploring more drawing like this in future posts. 

Connecting the Dots - Paint and Pencil Drawing

Connecting the Dots - Paint and Pencil Drawing

Rings

Rings - Pencil and Water Color

Rings

Tea Infuser

Tea Infuser - Pencil Drawing

Tea Infuser

Lemon and Julienne Peelers

Lemon and Julienne Peelers - Pencil Drawing

Lemon and Julienne Peelers 

Flower Vase

Flower Vase - Pencil Drawing

Flower Vase

Yellow Casserole Dish

The first drawing took me about one hour and half and I thought it would be an easy drawing. I had a most hard time trying to figure out the top angle of the dish. As you can see in the first drawing, I couldn't figure out the pointed angle of the top. I thought shading would create the look, but no matter how much I worked on the shading, the top remained flat. Finally I studied the photograph of the dish. I realized that when working from the photo it is much easier to decipher the outline of the object, than working from the live object in front of me. In the photograph I can clearly make out the outline of the top. Second drawing is a quick sketch done after studying the photograph.

Yellow Casserole Dish - First Pencil Drawing

Yellow Casserole Dish - Second Pencil Drawing

Yellow Casserole Dish

Yellow Porcelain Spoons

Yellow Porcelain Spoons - Pencil Drawing

Yellow Porcelain Spoons