sketches

This sketch is the fifty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year…

Day fifty-0ne: This sketch was inspired by my own study of water yesterday, but more importantly a print in my collection by late 19th-century artist Alphonse Legros. He used drypoint and the impression has quite a lot of burr, creating a rich, inky feel. The localized rain and the serpentine lines in the sky are taken from Logros’ print too, though my storm clouds are a bit more symbolist than his. Perhaps influenced by a watercolor in the Thrivent Financial collection by Pierre Roche, with similar clouds. I used pen and ink, and a little oil pastel here and there.