I have been following up some ideas from my holiday sketchbook. I am hooked on the idea of 'looking through' - in particular places seen at the end of dark streets, or looking up to features above the normal sight line.
The piece above is an initial pencil sketch - a quick drawing following on from a photo. Did this one on the boat.
Then I stuck it on heavy water colour paper and worked out at both edges. Working quickly and trying not to worry too much about perfect perspective.
Smudged the pen a bit (to hide a mistake!).
I like the idea of a coloured centre fading away to black and white. Plan to do more and work towards turning it into stich. Perhaps a heavy machine embroidered coloured area fading to greys and then monochrome.
The original idea came from a book plan I drew up last year. The book was to be called 'Your Cheating Art' all about using computers, photocopiers etc as a base for art and design. Might still do that book one day.
Must go as I am expecting Fiona and her friend Sam (who does the products section in WoW). I have devised a quest for the children (started life as a Treasure Hunt) in the wildwood at the end of our road. It's all about a wicked wizard who has captured three grannies. If it works I'll tell you why it had to be grannies.