Hi Everyone, I have been sketching and playing with ideas for another painting to share with you. I have decided on another floral painting which I intend to call Tulips in the Window. I was sketching over a cup of coffee the other day and came up with this idea….
Coffee Break Sketch
The actual sketch is only about three by four inches.
Once I decided to begin to develop this into a possible painting, the next step was to develop a means of getting this tiny sketch to a much larger size…like eighteen by twenty-four inches for transfer to a canvas.
This brings us to the next photo. I made a copy of the sketch that measures about seven by nine inches and drew a grid of one inch squares on it.
Enlarged Sketch with Grid
The next step was to enlarge the grid and transfer ti to an eighteen by twenty-four inch piece of drawing paper.
As you can see in the final photo – I have begun enlarging the drawing. I will continue to share the process with you as it develops. Once the drawing is completed, I will transfer it to canvas and begin a tonal sketch with a light tint of sienna or umber paint to see if it will actually make a good painting.
Stay tuned and share the process with me and we may all learn something new – that includes me.
Tulips in the Window - preliminary drawing
As you can see, I am already beginning to make a few minor changes as I go. The vase had handles on both sides; it now has become a pitcher. I made the apples a bit smaller as I plan for them to be red, and don’t want them to take the attention from the tulips whose color I haven’t decided upon as yet.
I thank you all for your kind remarks on my recently being chosen “Featured Artist” on the ArtsyShark.com website. For those of you who missed it – just click on the link above.
Click “Leave a Comment” below and let me know your thoughts on what you would do with this the composition, the colors you would choose, etc.
Have a great weekend and do something you love,
Marsha
