Glencoe

A graphite drawing on cartridge paper that depicts trees in the landscape. 

 Glencoe is a wild kind of place, you just can't forget the tragic history here however much you try to on a still fine day when the sun is shining brightly.  Old windswept raggedy trees go well in the wild places I enjoy drawing I often find it has a simple charm in that you don't have to worry about color, just the lines and the values. The pace of drawing slows you right down so you can enjoy the moment and not feel you have to create something too precious or fussy. It is knowing when to stop that can be the hard thing, you don't want to keep going for too long or lines will become harsh and dark areas will become lifeless. This drawing is about 14 x 8 inches approx, it may be bigger. I like the traditional style of drawing that to me links the past with the present a bit like an old watercolor or oil painting does, it transports you yet you are still here living in the present. While the river shape and the size of trees may have been different in the Victorian times I think the feel of the place would have been the same.

Happy drawing to you all!