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Chalk and Cheese

17/9/2014

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I produced this drawing as a preparatory study for a subsequent still life in oil. I worked fairly quickly and used the drawing to focus on resolving a few specific problems. 

My intention was to convey the off-white colour of the larger vase, keying down the local colour in order to allow for a much lighter highlight. I also wanted to include a coloured background and capture the reflection of that in the base of the vase. 

The little Chinese urn was an afterthought intended to add interest. The drawing provided a useful means of studying how best to render the pattern and the edge variation in its cast shadow.

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Ros Smith link
21/9/2014 04:53:35 pm

This is fabulous. love it.

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