Thursday, July 18, 2013

Urban Sketching - The Boat House at Balmoral.

This week I headed to the recently opened Boat House at Balmoral Beach, Sydney


Ideally I would have grabbed a seat outside with water views but the café was so busy that my only option was inside. Fortunately the décor all around is beautifully styled so its not hard to find an entertaining angle.


All of the drawing and most of the watercolour was completed onsite in about an hour and a half. I added a little more shading and colour intensity when I arrived home. I took a photo of two fishing buoys and found a postcard by The Boat House for inspiration on the opposing page in my sketchbook. Completed with watercolour pencils for foundation lines, waterproof ink, chinagraph pencil and Daniel Smith watercolours.
 
On another note, I sketched for the first time in the dentist waiting room today and it really helped me stay calm and distracted. Definitely worth trying again in the future.

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  1. The sketching and the water colour is beautiful. I don't think I could be so patient to draw all those little bottles on the counter and shelves, they are amazing.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Anne xx

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    1. Thank you Anne. I was second guessing my idea of committing to all those bottles once I began to draw them in detail!

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  2. This is absolutely incredible. The detail, the perspective, the colour - it's all perfect. Wow, so impressive.

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    1. Thanks so much Jodi! It was nice to have the time to sit and do so much of it onsite.

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  3. An hour and a half with such detail! You're amazing. :)

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    1. Thanks Kimi :) - Jumping in feet first and being restricted by the time you have to draw onsite is something I've learnt from urban sketching and helps me to get lots down on paper much faster than I used to. In terms of other sketchers I'm still a bit slow as I like to get absorbed into all these tiny details! Drawing the foundation lines with a watercolour pencil first also has helped me draw more confidently and quickly once I start with the black ink lines.

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