This is my reproduction Etruscan vase that is actually pottery with patterns etched into the surface.  I can see that the line down the centre front isn’t quite at the right angle and I haven’t made the edge of the circular table very prominent.  I’ll have to make that a stronger outline.  For some reason there is a bit of glare on the picture but some of the pattern can be seen.

Having said that, if anyone saw this picture I’m confident that they could look around my house and spot the actual piece without a problem.  Pretty happy with that!

Gumnut with shadow

OK, back to my gumnuts.  This piece of paper has a slight colouring on it which has given a nice effect rather than the all white I’ve used so far.  I’m very pleased with this and I can see that I haven’t been quite as heavy handed as previous drawings.

So I need to try different papers, weights and colours, different pencils and other media.

This week I am going for a charcoals and pastels drawing lesson – one-on-one no less.  I’m hoping to get over my dislike of them and to see how a long time painter and sketcher uses them.