A New Fine Art Graphite Pencil Drawing

The Armature of a Rectangle     

I just love working with the armature of a rectangle to compose my paintings and drawings.  It divides the panel into simple shapes of rhythmic beauty that impart a sense of the natural order found in nature.  

A New Fine Art Graphite Pencil Drawing for a New Oil Painting

This painting will have a very compressed value range which will lend itself to lots of soft edges and gentle transitions.  I cannot wait to paint this rose as it is one of my very favorite ways to paint.  It is much like painting a subject lit by the flame of a candle.

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Canna Lily Pencil Drawing

Canna Lily Pencil Drawing

My latest drawing is finished and ready for a fresh coat of paint!

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Suddenly Stunning Rose Pencil Drawing

Suddenly Stunning Rose Pencil Drawing

The thinking behind the composition of the pencil sketch for Suddenly Stunning Rose:

1. I drew lines defining the armature of the panel that I would use to draw the rose.
2. I started thinking about how I was going to keep people’s attention riveted to the artwork.
3. I started asking questions.
   1. What makes this rose different?
   2. What makes this rose special?
   3. How can I make this rose into a fine art oil painting?
   4. What colors do I want to use?
   5. What kind of spatial relationships appear to be going on?
   6. What are the big shapes?
   7. How will I divide up the viewing plane?
   8. What are the most interesting elements?
   9. What is distracting in the scene?
   10. What is magical?
   11. Where should the rose’s bloom be placed?
   12. I started darkening in the big secondary shapes, light at first, working my way to the darks.  It was my first step in developing tonal relationships.
   13. I thought about spatial harmonies.
   14. I thought about tonal harmonies.
   15. I thought about shape harmonies.
   16. I slowed down and really looked at what I was drawing.
   17. I considered what I wanted to do.
   18. I wanted to know completely where I would end before I started drawing.
   19. I asked as I was drawing, “How is it shaping up? Are all the parts synchronizing? Is it beautiful?”
   20. I used a blending stump to blend the background into a soft backdrop for the rose.
   21. The drawing is for an oil painting so it has more harsh lines than it would if it was just going to be a pencil drawing. 
   22. I drew the shapes very clearly that I wanted to emphasize for smooth sailing when I begin to paint the rose.
   23. After using the armature of a rectangle a few times to compose your paintings, you will fall in love with it as it pretty much composes your art for you. 
   24. Don’t you just love how a rose unfolds before you revealing all the force of its beauty?  From a thorny stem it bursts into the most celebrated of flowers.  The gift of passion from one lover to another.
   25. I softened the edges with a blending stump and established the values in the rose’s leaves. 

This is a scatter brained overview of the composition and design of this graphite pencil drawing but I hope it will give you a few ideas for your next sketch.  Thank you so much for dropping by Boyd Greene Fine Art for a browse it is so appreciated and happy drawing and a very good day to all. 

New Fine Art Rose Pencil Drawing

New Fine Art Rose Pencil Drawing

Here is a new rose pencil sketch that I will tell you more about tomorrow, so until then thank you for stopping by Boyd Greene Fine Art for a browse it is much appreciated.

Graphite Horse Pencil Sketch for Painting

Graphite Horse Pencil Sketch for Painting

Orchestrating a New Oil Painting

Pencil Sketch for an Oil Painting of a friend’s Quarter Horse

Tulip Graphite Pencil Drawing

Tulip Graphite Pencil Drawing

Thank you for stopping by to see the preliminary drawing for a future oil painting by fine artist Boyd Greene.