Little animals in the grass - a pencil drawing

 

After my first experiment with black paper, grass and little animals I wanted to do more in this theme. 

This time I experimented a bit more with my materials, I used graphite pencils for the grass. On black paper that gives a silvery grey result, much different from the results om white paper. The stems with seeds and the two insects (a butterfly and a grasshopper) are done with my watercolour pencils. This time no water was added to 'wake up' the colours.

This still tastes like more, so when I have an hour or less free, I can do more with this theme. I can look at other little animals like spiders or snails, bees and much more.

The information about the materials I have used, the size of this work and its availability and - if you are interested in my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in my Tumblr blog.

Grass - a pencil drawing

 

This is a 'just for the fun of it' drawing that I still like to share. I have been feeling a little restless, wanting to create something but it is too hot to do much. 

So I took my pencils and a small size black paper and started to draw the grasses. Dark in the background, lighter in the front. I had made a reference picture of a nice tuft of grass so I could check if my drawing was a bit like reality. That is why the light brown stems with the seeds are added - they were in the reference picture and in fact they were a nice addition to the composition as well.

Now the fun part: I have been adding random insects in contrasting colours - so there is no black beetle in sight. Adding these to the composition was fun and a bit of an experiment.

The result is nice and more than that counts the fact that I enjoyed the process of creating this drawing. And that is why I wanted to share this one.

The information about the materials I have used, the size of this work and its availability and - if you are interested in my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in my Tumblr blog.