Another sketch based on an illustration, as opposed to the object itself or a photograph. This isn’t a specific wing, but an idea of a wing. Lots of artists throughout history have painted wings of all kinds, so I may have to look up some of them and try it again. In the meantime, use your imagination here, squint, or both.
An imaginary wing
Until the last few sketches, I’d been using actual objects or photographs of objects. With the fish (and dragon, of course), I looked up some illustrations and “just tried it.”
Goldfish, mostly
And as I’m into trying new things, I thought I’d actually use some of my colored pencils. The word “goldfish” invokes the idea of color, so why not? I’m glad I tried something new, but I think my results are so-so. But, hey, it’s only a sketch!
Colored pencils, a gift from Kelly
All dressed up
Sketch 043: Goldfish
Fish
Sketch 042: Fish
And now for something completely different (thank you, Monty Python) . . .
My first dragon
Sketch 041: Dragon
Bonnet
Quaker bonnet, capote style, ca. 1850
Sketch 040: Bonnet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Winthrop Trowbridge, 1964
It's a long story ... 