for these 9 drawings I spent a few days in Belfast looking at buildings from different perspectives and gathering a feel for what the energy around the building felt like. I wanted the building to have a sense of place and time along with being recognizable. I tried to limit myself to half an hour on each a2 drawing as this felt like a suitable amount of time to achieve the appearance that I wanted to. I used a range of media and with the rain being unpredictable I needed to use wet on wet medias for some of the drawings as the page got super damp from the weather. I think this was more of a benefit to the drawing though. I tried out a range of medias from watercolour, gouache, acrylic paint, markers and pens, sewing and coloured pencils. I think that the medias used help give the pieces a busy and urban feel which is the look that I was trying to achieve.
Drawings From Majella’s Task
The first drawing we had to complete an A2 drawing filled with energy and showcasing the natural setting and atmosphere. I took my sketchbook into Belfast and drew Robinsons Bar. I really love how busy this street is in general and thought that drawing it in the rain would be a good idea. I drew it with a water soluble marker which began to spread through the damp paper as I was drawing. To add some colour into the building I used watercolour to create a damp and mirror like effect that the rain has on the tarmac.
The second drawing i focused on tone and shape. I sued the side of my charcoal and and a tilted perspective of the Crown bar to make an interesting tone rich drawing. The street looks glossy and wet giving the building a sense of place and atmosphere. I like the tonal look for this building and the tilted angle in my opinion helps to focus on more of the surrounding streets.
For the third drawing I went up to the Penthouse suit in the Fitzwilliam hotel. the whole room was glass and allowed me to use my viewfinder from a high up and new perspective of the surrounding streets of the city below. I drew one of the assembly buildings and focused on a small section of the clock tower. I used water soluble marker and biro pen to complete a study that lacked precise details yet has a feeling of being detailed and full of depth.