Although a beautiful building dating back to the Middle Ages, I couldn't resist giving it a gothic quality in mood. The longer you look at the trees the more spooky they appear. I wanted a rough textured quality to the marks, especially on the trees and cobbled floor. Also the doorway is a dark entrance with the white woodwork surrounding it, and so became the focal point of the image.
Here's a link to an earlier drawing made in 2010, so I could 'understand' what attracted me to the trees and court:
http://rebeccawright-drawing.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/scary-pollarded-trees.html
You can find out more info about the building here:
http://www.grayscourtyork.com/about/
2 comments:
Hi Janey,
thanks, I tried to get lots of texture in there too, lots of variety in mood and tones.
There is a haunting and eerie quality to the work. Beautiful and intriguing work.
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