London Visits: Part 22 - Elephants and Admiralty Arch
We found this wonderful "Drawings" exhibit at Petley Fine Art on Cork Street and I fell in love with the Elephants. I didn't record the name of the artist, but I suddenly developed the need to sketch elephants. My husband and I went to the Natural History Museum several days later to fulfill this need and I sketched both elephant exhibits.
Both of these sketches were done with a Derwent Sketching Medium Wash pencil - 4B. I loved using it and can't wait to see the effect of using water to create a wash. I'm sorry that I didn't do the sketches in pen - next time!
Yesterday we went to the Mall Galleries for the first time. It was the first time that we went through Admiralty Arch since many, many years ago. I took a photo for this sketch because it was raining most of the time we were there.
Comments
Lovely job, Shirley, and what fun! Wish I could have been there...
Posted by: Kate (Cathy) Johnson | February 25, 2007 11:07 AM
SHIRLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 I JUST LOVE THOSE ELEPHANTS!!! LOOSE LINES ARE FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OHHHHHHH!!! GRANDGLORIOUS!
Posted by: lin | February 25, 2007 11:34 AM
Wowee, those elephants are fabulous!! You have made me want to do some too.
You get so much detail in your buildings that I feel like I am standing in front of them. Just great.
Posted by: teric | February 25, 2007 12:17 PM
You are having just too much fun, I can tell. The elephants are wonderful. Thank you for sharing your trip as you go along. I signed up for a sketch trip in Provence in the fall and now I just can't wait. I love your work. Thanks again for sharing.
Posted by: Deborah Goldman | February 25, 2007 12:50 PM
nice drawings...arent elephants the most interesting thing to draw...and you can go back over them with pen...and erase the pencil
Posted by: Margaret Hunt | February 25, 2007 1:28 PM
The elephants are just wonderful. I have never had the chance to travel, but now that I ahve seen your sketch book, when I do (and I will!) I'll be taking mine along to record the sites. Thanks so much for sharing these, it's wonderful.
Posted by: Sherie | February 25, 2007 2:34 PM
Shirley, I'm really impressed. These drawings are excellent - I love the elephants!
Posted by: Casey | February 26, 2007 4:51 AM
Every time I come out of the Mall galleries I think i really ought to sketch Admiralty Arch - and then - about two second lster - I think 'next time'! This is super Shirley - I'm very impressed!
Posted by: Katherine | February 26, 2007 9:50 AM
Your elephant drawings are great! Plus elephants are fun to draw. It's so nice to be going to a drawing exhibit.
Posted by: Sydney | February 27, 2007 4:32 PM
The Mall Gallery one is amazing, so detailed, so amazing. And the elephant ones just tug at my heart! My mom loves elephants, I have to show her your sketch!!
Posted by: laserone | February 28, 2007 3:30 AM