Anne-Sophie Labossiere

To complete the task assigned about the different ways of seeing, I went on a trip to the British museums well as a park nearby my house. In these places I was able to focus in on both architecture and natural scenes. In the museum I chose to draw the marble on the wall from different distances as well as the interesting shadows I spotted throughout the museum hallway. From the parks I chose to focus on a bench area I found surrounded by roses and a plant that appeared to be growing a cranberry-like fruit on its branches. It was interesting how I noticed different details in the image I was painting as I moved closer. Despite redrawing the same subject so many diverse outcomes were possible. While mixing distinct elements to create pattern I realized that the soft shapes of the garden juxtaposed well with the sharp lines in architecture. The experimentation I conducted for this task helps me have a wider range of ideas to choose from and It helps with the mental process behind my drawings.

I collected images for the following drawings throughout my walk to Roundwood Park. The walk featured very intricate older architecture as well as beautiful natural scenes. The softness of the color I saw throughout my journey inspired me to stray away from using as much black pigment in my art. This allowed me to expirement a lot more with lighter colors and watercolors. I found that the natural foliage scenes, due to the cloudy day’s murky color tint, was best captured by watercolor. Water color is a medium that I have not explored thoroughly, therefore, this served as a perfect opportunity to try techniques such as: Dry, Water color on wet, and color blending between two wet colors. During the process of creating these drawings I also learned to not be afraid to layer more. The new ways of using the watercolor medium opened up my mind to novel ways of painting in general.