I did this piece for one of my fellow artists at Spring Bull Gallery. He commissioned each artist in the gallery to draw or paint a Rhode Island lighthouse in which he will mat and frame together as a collection. I was given Popham Light in East Providence. I've included my reference photo which is a pretty basic photo; regarding color and structure of the buildings. I took the photo at the time of day when the sun was hitting and creating strong shadows. What attracted me the most were the red roofs so I decided to accentuate the red by working the drawing on red paper. This will also make the whole piece glow and give it a warm, unified look. I chose to work on red Canson paper and decided to give the piece a painterly effect while still showing structural detail in the lighthouse. Here is the final outcome, I left the drawing uncropped so you can see the color of the paper.
5 comments:
This is really neat - I like to see your variations from the reference photo that make this such a beautiful piece of art. The end result is an accurate depiction of the lighthouse, and yet so much more than just the photo. It is also interesting to read about your choice of paper color.
This looks great finished, Kendra. I love the red of the paper glowing through. It would be cool to see the collaborative piece when it's finished!
This is beautiful. Your color choices are so rich and vivid... much better than the original!
It's fun to see this piece completed after seeing it in progress last Saturday. Great work - I really like it. Love the choice of red paper for the drawing as well.
The artist who commissioned the piece, is really happy with the outcome. Thank goodness because I gave him the finished piece without showing him the concept or preliminary drawing first! When the whole project is completed, I will post it on the blog so everyone can see the different styles. We have a glass blower and a sculptor in the gallery so their interpretations of the lighthouses will be very interesting too.
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