Playtime in Central Park
This is a picture from our recent play time in Central Park with 4 of our 5 grandchildren.
My journal page is my attempt to paint one of the Magnolia blossoms that was partially opened and photographed from above.
I clearly need to learn how to achieve the sense of depth in the center of the flower- although I really did observe and paint the shadows as they appeared in the photo. Painting the bloom in person was not an option with 4 under the age of 6 running around.
Our two youngest were in strollers with my husband and I pushing them out of the Park and Syd (age 4) and her 5 year old brother Henry were walking in front of us. Suddenly she reached over and took his hand - and they walked all the way back to 5th Ave holding hands.
This is a link to a similar journal page that I did of them in Hyde Park London more than 2 years ago.
http://www.paperandthreads.com/2007/01/edm_challenge_draw_a_landscape.php
Comments
What a beautiful day you had with some very special little people. I love the photo and your drawings, great work.
Posted by: Rhonda | April 14, 2009 9:09 PM
Your grandchildren are beautiful. Made me yearn to see mine! (The Magnolia picture is pretty good too!)
Posted by: Margaret Caton | April 15, 2009 2:34 AM
Gorgeous grandkids!
Posted by: Aveen | April 15, 2009 3:04 AM
This is a lovely delicate painting. You have captured a wonderful moment and the fact that you have the same image from a few years earlier is special. Did you draw it on the spot as you walked or take a photo and work on it later?
Posted by: Alissa | April 15, 2009 5:00 AM
Hi..I loved all your art work...wonderful...!!
Posted by: Aarti Harish | April 15, 2009 6:08 AM
What Adorable Grands you have (plus the baby of course) The hand holding sketches are so sweet, so very well done!!! Bravo to you - and I think that magnolia has very good depth - excellent sketch!! Isn't spring time wonderful?!
Posted by: sandy | April 15, 2009 3:30 PM
These are lovely! The watercolors and the kids :)
Posted by: Ann | April 15, 2009 6:21 PM
Aren't they gorgeous! Magnolias are my favorites - I was so excited to see ours bloom this year for the first time. I think you did a great job on the flower - if you want more depth, I'd make the centers darker in value, but I thinks it's pretty the way it is.
Posted by: Casey | April 16, 2009 8:28 AM