Tuesday 2 July 2013

A riveting good subject...


yes, I've sketched a vacuum cleaner!   Well, to my mind, it's a good design and a straight forward object to sketch and paint, so heck I thought I would share it with you here:


A quick pencil sketch and then a nice amount of delicious paint - and I had the sketchbook at a slight angle to allow the paint to run down a little.  The nice thing about doing a Loose sketch is that you can drop extra paint into it whilst still nice and wet and almost let the painting Paint Itself.


when the above paint had completely dried
I put in some detail...


and when that detail paint had dried
I went over with ink...



~ I better get on with some housework now! ~






28 comments:

Zue said...

Yes, you get on with your housework, while I ignore mine and admire your hoover!
:)

I love the effects you have here with watercolour!

Sue x

Cris, Oregon Artist said...

I love ink. It really brings a loose painting together. Nicely done. How timely, I was just thinking about vacuums this morning, but alas, not to paint..which would be much more fun.. we need to get this house clean after ten days of our neighbors dog with us and company coming Wednesday. :))

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Sue, I like seeing the watercolours mingle and mix on the paper (although this was sketchbook paper)even so it was nice to do.

ann @ studiohyde said...

You and me too, I actually need to get on and USE my vacuum. Come to think about it, I need to use the duster too! lol.

Cris, Oregon Artist said...

:) Maybe you better paint it first. :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

LOL

Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...

This is suddenly making me very fond of vacuums :)

CJ Kennedy said...

I like looking at your vacuum, but it's not inspiring me to clean my house.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Lol. I could start a trend 'Draw a Household Object'! Now where's the kettle?

ann @ studiohyde said...

You and me too CJ, lol.

Christine said...

nice work, it looks like a musical note!

ann @ studiohyde said...

I guess it does, lol.

Anonymous said...

Sweet Ann, but mine would have to include dog hair! xox

ann @ studiohyde said...

Oh don't worry Corrine, so does this one, to the point that husb. has to sort the filters out for me ☺

Jane said...

Well done Ann , the ink is really pulling the work together !

robin cox walsh said...

Sketching it is MUCH better than DOING it! LOL

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, I was surprised what a difference the ink made :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

...absolutely!

Valerie-Jael said...

Fantastic painting, thanks for explaining how you did it! Valerie

ann @ studiohyde said...

You're very welcome :)

Linda said...

Wow, that's impressive! You make such an ordinary tool look interesting.

lorik said...

Much better to make art with it than use it! Great interpretation!

ann @ studiohyde said...

That's my way of thinking Lorik, lol.

Judy said...

Yes, and why not! Inspiration is everywhere! Love it!

Sandy said...

Well that is one way to delay house work!!! You draw so beautifully Ann - I am pea green with envy!
Sandy

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Linda ツ

ann @ studiohyde said...

Absolutely, lol ツ

ann @ studiohyde said...

That's what I thought Sandy, why work when I can draw!