This week the
challenge that Laura put forward is Pointillism. I confess that I have never tried this style of drawing before, or at least, not that I can remember. I guess maybe I have as the tangle pattern Rain Dotty is pointillism. However, I have not tried to create a whole piece of art using just this style. I really focused on the method here. Trying to play with the dots to show more depth in some areas while little in others. I ended up doing two for this week. First I used an older micron on a square of watercolor paper. I followed Laura's example a bit and kept things non-tanglely at first but later added more defined pattern. After I was done, I went back and added a little pencil for shade in a few spots. After I was finished, I found more to the tile than I thought there was. Some of the sections, blend one into the other to create a curved look that I certainly didn't plan. As my teacher in college would say, it was a "happy accident".
Next I was drawn to give this method a try on canvas. I took a blank black canvas board I have and used white oil pen with a white charcoal pencil for shade. This one was really abstract. I just started tapping away over a minimum of pencil string and this is what I came up with.
It reminds me of a shoe. I'm not sure why but it does. I am pleased with how it turned out. What is it? Who cares?
I will certainly explore pointillism more and keep it in mind while working on my pieces.
