I am posting two sketches that I did in the last week. They are examples of two of my sketching styles – minimal and maximal (yes, it is a word and is the opposite of minimal).
Both pages have a story to tell, documenting part of my life.
The first was a very quick sketch.
- Lamy Safari Ink Pen
- quick sketch
- a situation which I had no control over ie. the people could change position or get up and go at any time
- spur of the moment sketch
- minimal lines
- gestural, capturing the moment
The second was a slower drawing
- watercolour pencils
- slower drawing, in an hour or two
- a situation I could control. The bananas did not move. I could position the bananas to suit how I wanted to draw them.
- it was a spur of the moment idea, not planned. I was about to throw these bananas out, as they are too ripe. I then realised that many people wouldn’t do that and that I wanted to capture this moment as it is part of me and my life. When I posted this online, I had various suggestions on how they could be used and more useful – that I could freeze them!
- They are really interesting to draw – so much character and detail !
Happy sketching !!!
When my bananas get like this, I slice them not too thin or they will fall apart) dust them with a bit of flour and fry them. My husband likes to grate a bit of cheese on top.
It’s interesting to see both side by side. Most of us have more than one style, but I don’t think we share them this way top often. I enjoyed seeing these together.
Good idea for this week’s blog. I like Cheryl’s idea of frying them.