"Homecoming"Ellen Sereda
Dinah has arranged a sketchbook exchange, and here's my 1st sketch on it's way to Brigette in Australia. A crow, of course, but look a snail too, I do like my references to be close by. I was going to draw a slug, but they grow jumbo size here in BC and frankly, I find them scary.
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Wonderful sketch...
yesterday I got an unusual photo of a snail...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caroslines/2652216021/
though don't look if you don't like spiders!
I just love this: from your use of colour to the interesting, quirky composition to your line quality. Do more like this!
Caroline: thanks, and great photo, but I had no idea spiders eat snails? do they really or is it just tormenting it? (I actually like spiders, but not if they touch me, then I scream like a banshee)
Andrea: thanks. But right after posting it, I couldn't help thinking the right half looks like some kind of spoof snail version of Andrew Wyeth's, "Christina's World". Don't you think?
Thanks for posting this, as I have to wait "four more stops" before it gets to me!
Andrew Wyeth?Hmm...I must go back and look again.
Dinah: I'm a little late with it but ready for Katie's when it arrives.
The key word with Wyeth I meant was 'spoof', something about the snail looking to the house in the distance. I remember back in the 80's when the poster of "Christina's World" was all the rage, my friend had it hanging in her apartment, it's stuck with me.
I would never claim anything close to Wyeth's talent or draughtmanship. Although, I'd love to have his technical abilities.
I looked more closely and I CAN see what you mean. It's the similarity of angle/distance and the very spare colour.
Gees! Doesn't this dissection detract from one's enjoyment!!
(Of course, being me, I just loved the crow, whatever else was in there!)
Dinah: I work with too many random connections in my brain. And now I have to start on sketch #2, as Katie Jane's just arrived in the post. Thanks for including me in this exchange, it's great fun.
beautiful work. i love that you post your work.
Molly thanks, and I love your new avatar. Is that a painting?
Love this
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