At last we are getting rain instead of snow. A gray day today, but that is fine with me. The temperatures were in the 60’s yesterday so spring is on the horizon.
A grand house
I have been looking at working with this set of photos for a quite a while, but have been slightly intimidated by the deck behind the crenelations. I need to define its presence to separate the fore structure from the large window and the perspective works against it. I decided to just dive in and let the shading handle it.
The soft brownish brick has accents of limestone surrounding the windows and door. The whole left gable has zig-zaggy brick for added visual interest. The bay window is a weathered copper and the roof, as would be expected in a home this elegant, is slate. The pencil up is mostly finished and I will start the inking today. Sorry about the paleness of the photo, but the pencil never shows well on the very white board.
This one doesn’t feel quite like a true Tudor to me because the timber work looks somewhat like an afterthought, but I rather like it anyway.
Mar 11, 2013 @ 11:18:27
It’s quite a house, even if not authentic tudor! Will look forward to seeing it progress.
Mar 11, 2013 @ 11:39:26
Thanks, Dix. It was very grand when we walked past it.. Lots of plantings and iron fences in front of it. I have dropped the fencing for clarity.
Mar 11, 2013 @ 11:33:05
Looks like a terrific (difficult!) subject! Tricky ones often end up with the best results, so I look forward to seeing it. 🙂
Mar 11, 2013 @ 11:41:13
I am inking today. I usually start with the vegetation to give myself some parameters. If I can get the deck/window area right, I think it will be okay.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 13:26:16
I look forward to seeing it finished. You have really lovely paintings. So glad I found your blog.
Mar 12, 2013 @ 15:45:46
Thanks, Jane. So far the inking is going well. Your portraiture is lovely. I find people so very hard. Good luck on your career in illustration.