These studies are from very mundane parts of Piccadilly Gardens. The metal railings are all battered and layered with peeling off paint. I've attempted to capture this with the different densities of ink. I am pleased of the way the birds came out when drawn wet on dry. I've incorporated the white of the paper as the light and used the ink in different strengths to create the image. The bird in flight works well as the blurred ink represents the movement in the wings.
The more I worked into my project, the more my focus changed. I have been looking more a the ground and the reflections after it rained. The water and the shadows created really interested me so I have focused my work on it. As I am more confident with my subject matter I have started working on a larger scale, in an A3 sketchbook. Using wet on wet has worked well for replicating a wet floor. I've worked into this piece with bleach and graphite, the outcome is a lot more interesting the the plain quink images.
After using the quink a lot and creating a meter by meter drawing in that style, I moved onto paint applied with pallet knives. It creates very different textures and a completely different interpretation from my photos. The way the knife applies paint to the page in an uneven style works well with my theme. I am enjoying working in black and white with grey styles, using a lot of colour in the past its a nice change to explore the marks I can make with a very limited pallet.
