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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zen Stones

Zen Stones
graphite on paper
4.5 x 6.5 inches
©Ann Thompson Nemcosky
It has been a while since I worked on my graphite still life series. Some time ago I photographed several different natural objects specifically for this series. I had the image of these stones just waiting to be drawn when I saw Jeanette Jobson's Rock Challenge. That was the inspiration I needed to get going with this series again. This is done on Strathmore 500 Series Bristol paper. I look forward to seeing all the other interpretations of Jeanette's Rock Challenge.
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18 comments:

  1. Kate (Cathy Johnson)July 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    It's just lovely, Ann...so much weight...

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  2. SandyJuly 29, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    Yes Weight, and hardness - Every once in a while some one posts something that just makes my jaw drop - this is one of them !!!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    Superb!

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  4. Jennifer RoseJuly 29, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    really great rough texture to the stones :) and the lighting is really well done!

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  5. AlexJuly 29, 2009 at 10:51 PM

    Awesome job Ann! The lights and the shadows are just perfect! I am literally drooling at the details you did on the rocks' surfaces,and I could somehow feel the chill(ya know, rocks have better thermal conductivity).And I just love the way you handled the back and the foreground ^^

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  6. GabrielleJuly 30, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    The title of your piece is perfect for it. This is a beautiful work. The textures in the individual rocks just pull me in.

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  7. JeffJuly 30, 2009 at 12:30 AM

    This is striking. I feel like I could reach out and push that little tower over (is that wrong?). Great work.

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  8. TimareeJuly 30, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    You did a really nice job on these. They almost look like a photo of rocks.

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  9. seesueJuly 30, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    Thank Heaven for inspiration. This is perfect. What a wonderful series this will be.

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  10. KellyJuly 30, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    ...gorgeous. I love the darks...the lights...it's beautiful!

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  11. MonaJuly 30, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    ..these are amazing....can't wait to see the whole series

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  12. RitaJuly 31, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Excellent job Ann! For myself, it's one of those pieces that you could look at over and over again and never get tired of.

    If I could, I'd like to request a post on how you set this up to take a reference shot since the lighting in this is excellent.


    ... pretty please? ;)

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  13. LeighJuly 31, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    how wonderful

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  14. Mary TimmeAugust 1, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    I love realism and the rocks look very real! Cool as the kids would say!

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  15. AnnAugust 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    Thanks everyone!
    Jeff, they probably would fall over very easily but that wouldn't be very "zen-like" would it? :-)
    Rita, there's really not much to it. I just put them in a cardboard box, shine a light on it and snap a few photos. I only do this because I have no space to set up and leave a still life. I'll try to remember to post a few sample shots the next time I have a photo session :)

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  16. Jeanette JobsonAugust 5, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    I love drawings that are clean and simple yet complex. This fits the bill on all counts.

    Thanks for joining in with the rock challenge.

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  17. andrea joseph's sketchblogAugust 5, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    These are fantastic, Ann. Fantatstic.

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  18. The Victorious placeAugust 14, 2009 at 10:18 PM

    Love it!!!

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