This is my local newspaper and comes in the mail two times a week. Behind is the building that housed the entire newspaper headquarters, from reporters to printing presses, to distribution trucks, or at least it did. The building had been abandoned few years ago and fell into disrepair. Because it is deemed an "historical site" there were severe limitations for prospective renovators and printing process had left toxic clean up issues, etc. In 2006 a developer began renovating and adding on creating deluxe condominiums. She looks spanking new with a new huge addition in back as well. Location is right down town and a hop from route US1 and I95. A bit of my local history to add some actual NEWS to my EDM News challenge.
Not sure if this is EDM Challenge 105 or 106? I lost track and the challenges have not been numbered lately. I am surprised no one else thought of a dill pickle for this challenge. At first I could only think of lemons, then on to rhubarb (ultimate sour) cranberries, sour cream but when ' pickle' hit me I knew I had to do it. I even trekked out during a snow/ice storm to find a suitable subject, because I was inspired.
Well here it is, this was so FUN and I hated to Stop. Luckily I was done because DH started eating them and ruined my arrangement.
Pen on moleskin with WC glazes.
I am so excited - a good friend and I have decided to 'Wait No More', and plan a trip to Italy this fall. Of course as we plan a 2 week itinerary my mind races to the journal and supplies I will need and all the fabulous sketching I will do - or try to do -
I purchased travel books and such and could not pass up a fabulous pictorial on Italy. I decided to practice from this book on the architectural challenges and colors etc, I live in rural NE and do not have such urban challenges.
This is my first attempt at a gorgeous Venice canal scene - not bad for a first attempt if I do say so myself - done in moleskine with pencil then ink (coward that I am) then wc added in layers as the paper would allow - (non WC paper and quite un-absorbent!)
In my effort to catch up with EDM challenges, here is #55 - a perfect challenge inside on a cold winter evening - I decided this is the most interesting door and knob in my home (front door) so I pulled up a chair and spent maybe 10 minutes working on this then added some water color.
I have to remember to stop, step away then take another look - then I would have seen the upper deadbolt lock was not in proper perspective. The gold color is adequate considering I only had a basic set of WC - I need to work on glass, the beveled glass is not well represented here. On the other hand, it was fun to depict the wood grain.
