Trying to make waves.

I haven’t had much spare time over the last few days to practice drawing waves. We have had family from France staying which requires, eating, drinking, site seeing and more.

I had nothing to put on this blog os I spent just 20 minutes sketching the drawings on this page, they were made using some digital pics I took last last summer. I am quite happy with the result. I drew fast trying to keep the line free easy..it was fun. It might not be quite right, but it is a good start. I am not sure if I took it to the next stage it would look more like water or not, we shall see. I actually doubt it because if I try to hard, my drawing will loose it's freshness. And I won't enjoy doing it either.

So I must stick to my aim to draw free and easy outlines of sea and rocks. And also have a go at putting in a bit of colour with a brush on the spot. Being ‘on the spot’ should help generate some energy and enthusiasm.

Coping with the wind so close to the sea can be a problem. Last summer was wet on most days of my stay in Brittany and this year seems to be going the same direction. Drawing in the rain and sea spray is not easy, graphite and water don’t seem to mix that well.