square format: abstraction enhanced by colour

The Task

working from the closest still life...

1. in pencil, draw it quickly
2. repeat
3. find a square composition within second drawing
4. draw a different area of still life
5. find a square composition within third drawing
6. redraw
7. select an area to add a single colour 
8. In a new drawing select an area of the still life.  Before drawing, consider; it will be square and you will apply one colour to it.

Simples! - well, not really but the results are brilliant, see below.

Well done everyone!

Christine

Derrick

Derrick

Dorothy

Dorothy

Mike

Mike

Monica

Monica

Farewell for now - Art Circle returns 10 January 2019

lino cutting without the lino

It's that time of year folks - snowy scenes, snuggling inside and seasons greetings.

So, to help the Christmas preparations along, we combined the start of a printing process with festive images.

The results follow and a brief "How to do it" is at the end of this page.

Well done everyone - lovely work and we all survived without bandages!

Mike

Mike

Mike

Derrick

Derrick

Derrick

Monica

Monica

Dorothy

Christine:  demo pieces follow

 The Task

materials & equipment:  paper, pencil, mount-board, oil pastels or children's wax crayons, craft knife

• on paper make a pencil drawing of image  [The simpler the better.  This is the time to adjust image.]
• draw onto mount-board
• using craft knife and without going all the way through the board, cut around outline 
• peal away top surface of board in the areas not part of the drawing (rubbing of my demo piece in image 1)
• take a rubbing to determine next stage 
• Continue removing other areas and taking rubbings until your satisfied with the result.
• Once happy with image, experiment with colour

Tips
Use wrapping paper & Christmas cards to give you ideas for images.
If making Christmas cards, the size of the piece should be determined by the envelope you intend to use.

Enjoy!

Happy Christmas to all visitors to circles of light-fylde blogspot