After my completion of the Rudbeckias, I had some mount board left so thought I would get my pencils out - three to be exact (Daler-Rowney 5B, Daler-Rowney 9B, and an ordinary HB 2 pencil) - and do a version of Rudbeckias in different tints of grey, black, smooth, hard....whatever I felt like doing. One thing, I sharpen the pencils constantly to create different textures. It was a bit of a dawdle/ doodle:
This is giving me satisfaction because I can see it developing randomly as I go along - don't really know how it will turn out. I can also pick it up whenever I like - there is no rush, just experimenting with how the pencils work in my fingers.
Pencils are the sketcher's tools to take down what he/she observes. I use them for portraits, quick studies of animals, objects....well, anything really.....:
A sketch a day keeps boredom at bay! Always handy to be doing something in between the constant laundry, housework or dishes!
Your thoughts on the common pencil are so good to keep in mind! When so many materials are out there, it is easy to be seduced by all the glitter and glamor, and forget the process of getting something down on paper. Thanks for the reminder.
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