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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Cappuccino and a sketch

Life is rather hectic at the moment, but I managed to grab a short break and a cappuccino on Friday at my usual watering hole.

cappuccino sketchbreak

I only had about 20 minutes to drink my coffee and do a quick watercolour sketch. Only the full cup was mine - the other two were on the table when I arrived, making for a nice café still life. One of the waitresses turned up at my table as I was halfway, then hastily restreated as I protested her intended clearing off of my subject. Not too flustered at her brush with the crazy artist though - she complimented my sketch as she moved on to the next table.

cappuccino
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cappuccino, detail left

I'm still struggling with my new waterbrush which tends to flood very easily, and makes for some rather washed out colours as a result.

2 comments:

Nikira said...

I like this delicate touch.

Ea Ejersbo said...

I think the pale colours work well with this subject, but I would like to have better control :)

 
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