jerdo06
Gallery Apple
[A4 - 28/01/2025]
[Gallery]
This journey begins with a simple visit to Aberdeen Art Gallery. I hadn't intended to visit at the time, being a spur of the moment decision, but I would find myself spending the rest of the day there upon discovering the communal sketchbooks.
Initially I had only thought to look through them, but a cheerful message imploring me to draw an apple was enough to bring pencil to paper. The challenge was to draw the apple from imagination, a simple exercise that had my artistic muscles warmed up fully by the end of it.
Drawing alongside anonymous artists was definitely a unique experience. I took inspiration from a previous artist's attempts at blurring their shading with their finger to create a softer effect, something I wouldn't have tried alone. It gave me the confidence to attempt something I wouldn't normally attempt, and the ephemeral nature of the communal sketchbooks (which are frequently swapped out) gave me the opportunity to create a piece, then let it go completely. I no longer have access to this piece, but the experience lives on as a fond memory.
Gallery Apple
[A4 - 28/01/2025]
[Gallery]
This journey begins with a simple visit to Aberdeen Art Gallery. I hadn't intended to visit at the time, being a spur of the moment decision, but I would find myself spending the rest of the day there upon discovering the communal sketchbooks.
Initially I had only thought to look through them, but a cheerful message imploring me to draw an apple was enough to bring pencil to paper. The challenge was to draw the apple from imagination, a simple exercise that had my artistic muscles warmed up fully by the end of it.
Drawing alongside anonymous artists was definitely a unique experience. I took inspiration from a previous artist's attempts at blurring their shading with their finger to create a softer effect, something I wouldn't have tried alone. It gave me the confidence to attempt something I wouldn't normally attempt, and the ephemeral nature of the communal sketchbooks (which are frequently swapped out) gave me the opportunity to create a piece, then let it go completely. I no longer have access to this piece, but the experience lives on as a fond memory.