My goal was to represent the glass of this paperweight pear, but I don’t think I quite succeeded. I truly enjoyed the effort, though. I started with the sketch and followed with an Ampersand Claybord and Ceracolor beeswax paints.
It seems like this is all I feel like doing, art wise.
I’m drawing a few small botanical portraits in an A5 Hahnemuhle Nostalggie sketch book. It’s 90 lbs. and although I like a slightly toothier paper, it’s nice for small sketches. My goal is to use the block-in process I learned from the Sadie Valerie classical drawing course, and to also concentrate more on accuracy.
All India ink in a Khadi paper sketchbook
They’re a bit shaky (especially the car), but it’s always fun studying this picture book.