The top is not wide enough. (Somehow I cannot see these things until I upload the photographs for the blog.)
Thailand (Tak Province); 14th century or earlier; Bronze
Sketch 099: Oil Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1991
Iran, Nishapur; 9th century; Bronze, cast and joined
Sketch 098: Oil Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1938
Another sketch that turned out harder that I thought it would. Still, there’s value in sketching objects that are above my skill level. As I’m teaching myself to sketch, it may take a while for improvements to show up, but it’s better than using only objects I can easily sketch (which may be very few, in reality).
Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1902-1912, New York; glass and bronze
Sketch 097: Electric Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Grant, 1974
When I started sketching, I discovered that I had a heavy hand: all my lines were deep and dark; hard to erase. I’ve worked on changing that, and now I find that I have to re-do many, if not all, lines in my sketches because they are too light and don’t show up well in photos. It’s always something!
Sketch 096: Oil Lamp
I really like this lamp. It could go in a Hobbit or Fairy House. I didn’t make the base of the lampshade wide enough in my sketch.
by Dirk Van Erp, California circa 1912-1915; Copper base, mica and copper shade
Sketch 095: Copper Lamp by Dirk Van Erp (1862-1933), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Charles L. and Jane D. Kaufmann, 1989
It's a long story ... 