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DEMONSTRA TION

STEP FOUR STEP FIVE

works especially well with drawing. this mark visible on the demonstration starting to draw down the clumps
I sometimes try to draw with words stage one. It is about two thirds down, of grass that skirt the building and
as well as a pencil, Duffy’s farm the second post from the left of the fence posts, to dramatise the paddock
overlooks park of Yellagonga Regional water tower. At this stage I am just and also considering putting a little
Park in WA, which is dotted with looking for a pleasing composition, animal life in the composition.
lakes and swamps, a haven for birds the photo suggests it should work as a
and many times I’ve unintentionally sketch but you need to see it outlined
STEP FIVE
panicked a Heron, I love the way that on the paper for a better idea, no point
they lift off like a Harrier Jump Jet spending time working up a drawing Just sit back now and wait for Heron
on a mission, landing a few hundred that is never going to look right. I to pass by, only kidding, I invented
metres away to carry on the fossicking. rarely attempt to cover the whole paper the Heron, but there are many around
and much prefer the vignette style this park so it is quite applicable. I
and this work follows that design. have a collection of birds, kangaroos
STEP ONE (STUDIO)
etc., I have cut from magazines
Getting set up to draw in the studio, and like to select one, put in on my
STEP THREE
pencils, knife, eraser etc., close to drawing and move it about before
hand, John Williamson CD playing Starting to work back into the selecting the right spot and drawing
and crisp new paper, I don’t grid up drawing with my 2B pencil, the light it in. Don’t fiddle any longer, put
the paper preferring to find the centre is somewhere behind me, coming it away, come back to it in a day
point of either my site sketch or over my right shoulder and casting or two and you will instantly know
photograph, mark a centre spot (lightly) some interesting shadows across the whether it’s good or not so good. O
on the paper and can usually work limestone cold store from the water
the composition from there, however tower and your hopefully your eye is
I do sometimes use a ruler to set key being pulled back to this area, make
point working in from my centre sure to use a fixative now as you will
point, you are looking for a pleasing smudge your work if you don’t.
composition, I rarely invent things
but often leave out unwanted detail,
STEP FOUR
earlier I had slipped down to Duffy’s
farm which is not far from where I Working back through the background
live and taken a photograph. I have trees, darkening and lightening areas
drawn the old farm many times before and loosening up the tops of the trees,
but not from the angle demonstrated. but not too much detail, over all the
drawing seems to be working, so I
continue with my pencil romping
STEP TWO
about the paper increasing tone, dark
Duffy’s Farm, working on Cardex against light, I’m also looking now at
DETAIL
paper, I find the centre and have left ways of making it more interesting,

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