This was an exercise to see how accurate my guess work was when it came to estimating perspective. A simple task to use all the reference points I could to construct a building without drawing in the vanishing points or perspective lines until after the drawing was finished. I chose a simple three story building …
The view of the beach from Anglesey bridge on and nice clear day is amazing, so when asked to do a 360 degree study of an expanse, I thought straight away of this. The brief was to face a direction, spend 15 minuets sketching the view, turn 90 degrees, another 15 minuets, and so on …
To me I'm in Turner's court when he quoted (1) "come here - come here! Look at this thunderstorm! Isn't it grand? - Isn't it wonderful? - Isn't it sublime?. .There, Hawkey; in two years you will see this again, and call it 'Hannibal Crossing the Alps'." There is something sublime about the sky and …
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To start this project off I decided to write down a trail of thoughts stemming from the question, 'what do trees mean to me?'. From growth, life, persistence, to more symbolic meanings like truth, stability, virtue, protection, I found it easier to get more of a feeling for the subject matter and to focus on …
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