Preliminary Drawing for Bones of the Earth series"Pinware River 2, Labrador - Waterfall"
Digital drawing, 600px x 600px
Over time, even the smallest waterfalls split open rocks and create their own erosion zones. This is another preliminary drawing for a painting I have underway.
This technique of creating an image in white and black on a gray background is called grisalle.
Grisaille creates an enhanced sense of three-dimensions in the artwork. Some artists use grisaille as the background for painting, because it gives strongly modeled forms. I am using it as a way to explore the way streams of water fall over rocks and break apart over obstacles in their way.
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2 comments:
I love water & you've exposed me to grisalle for the first time. I'm looking forward to seeing more! It does create such depth!
Hi Carolyn:
Doing this drawing gave me a lot of insight into how water behaves. I think just keeping the colors to just black, white and gray helped me to see better. Thanks for your encouragement!
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