The above picture was the last one I did. The sculpture is called "The Eagle." I don't really see an eagle, more like a mutated elephant to me. But still. This was extremely difficult to draw because I don't personally understand the material that it's made of. I've never worked with metal and tried to form it, so I have a hard time imagining how it is supposed to be folded. I put so much work into trying to get the sculpture correct that I neglected the foreground and accurately depicting that. I like it a lot more now that I've had time to look away from it. The color I added after I returned to Pullman and I think it really made the sketch better. It isn't much, but the emphasis on the sculpture changes the whole balance. I think next time I will go inspect the sculpture before I attempt to draw it. I had no idea what the details were from my distance and I think that really hindered me.
This drawing was my first one actually. (Maybe I should have put these in the right order!) These were really interesting structures. From where I was sitting they look like small individual "wave" forms. But when I finished this sketch and walked by the sculptures to the other side, they reminded me of giant viking ships. I wish I had put a person in the drawing to show the scale. But I felt puny once I walked next to them, which you can't really get a feeling for from this perspective. However, the sketch itself was fun to create. it was interesting to try and create a three dimensional wave. The walls that framed the sculptures, as well as the building and shrubbery really made a great composition. I had fun trying to represent everything proportionally and accurately without making my plant life into solid scribbles. I think overall this sketch was a success!
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