Time Passages

April 1, 2006

I thought I would invite you to take a look at a sample of one of my pencil drawings. I did this little number of a Bearded Iris in less than an hour from William F. Powell's instructional drawing book. I must remind you before you look at this with a critical eye that I have had no formal training or instruction, I just enjoy the process of sketching.

Flowers make a good subject because I sketch the lines. As you can see here, I am just beginning to understand the dimension of shading and how it adds to the overall affect of the drawing.

I used a HB and 0.7mm mechanical pencil for the majority of the petal construction and a 2B for the shading. It was drawn on Crescent, cold pressed, rough, watercolor paper and then scanned into my computer. I hope to add color later on as I experiment with watercolor pencils and pastels but as of now, I enjoy the contrasts that pencil displays.


Jess35

Dell Canada

March 23, 2006

I took this photo during a mid-morning jaunt through the woods. At the time I was looking for a shot in which the sun was behind my subject and this is what I captured. I used my Konica-Minolta SLR camera, 28-80mm lens and found the sun peeking through the tops of the pines, oaks and cedars. The pond in the foreground is relatively small and somewhat mossy, hence it's greenish cast. In it's heyday the pond was used for a number of purposes.

During my childhood, 20-25 years ago, my grandparents raised tobacco, so we used this pond to irrigate. That was worst job imaginable right behind "suckering" and "topping". This pond was called "the small pond" and was stocked with brim, bass, and catfish. Today, the pond is used mainly for sustaining livestock (cows). I miss those good 'ol days but with pictures like this one it brings those memories rushing back.







Jess35

Dell Canada

The world is not an evil place
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
My destiny has yet to be determined
Truth and Honesty are to be admired
My experiences are not the total sum of who I am
My path is not your path
There is value in failure
Love is a choice

Jess35