A sneak peak at the changes

When I started my project I went back to some of my instructor’s words of wisdom when I was in college as I still feel like I’m under her instruction and cratique. And our book Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain, that was a great book, one of my favorites.

• Remember to start with the light colors and gradually bring in the darks.
• Always remember light against dark and dark against light.
• Look at it and see it, really see every line, shape, fold and shadow and don’t forget to study where the light is coming from
• Look and study the distance and even reflect on the negative space (Once we had to turn in an assignment by drawing the negative space, that was one of my favorite and most challenging assignments)

Perhaps you will notice the bell pepper has the hint of red shadow from the radish and a trace of orange from the carrot. When I took the picture, I didn’t even see those shadows but when truly seeing the whole picture those things seem to pop right out.

There is still so much to be done with this picture but in doing so it would not be in my best interest to rush. So I’ll pick up my pencils once again and see where the path leads.

I’m not a professional and my paintings/drawings would not be highly sought after but I’ve rediscovered these pencils and am so happy I picked them up again. Who knows, I might have a collage of pictures to hang on my dining room wall soon.