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Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:18 pm
by jiwaki
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A solo sketchcrawl and the first in my city, Peschiera Borromeo. It's also my first SC on bike.
I move by bike, thanks to the rare clear sky. After days and days of rain the green is so bright.
I draw the old village of Peschiera (which gives the name to the whole city), built around the castle of the counts Borromeo.


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In front of the castle, beyond the vaulted passage in the distance, a couple of spouses with friends and relatives: classic saturday scene.


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The castle of Peschiera Borromeo.
The ducks stopped many times, looking at me and waiting. I should have taken some bread with me!


PS: I took the sketchcrawl as an opportunity to experiment a fast drawing approach I'm not used to. I tried pure watercolor, without ink or pencil lines. On the last sketchcrawls I used brush + ink bottle as fast technique, but in spring I wanted some color.

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:42 am
by bh yoo
Love your watercolor sketches! :thumbup: :lol:

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:06 am
by jiwaki
Thank you!

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:46 am
by Morrys
molto belle le pennellate senza matita, e l'atmosfera e' cosi' piacevole!
Ho fatto diversi sketchcrawl in solitaria e la cosa positiva e' poter gestire la giornata a piacere e andare dove ti pare.

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:09 pm
by Miki
Thank you for sharing your sketches. I especially liked the vivid colours. The one good thing about rain is that it does make the world more vibrant! An interesting idea to go by bike.
Like you I did a solo crawl as it was my first attempt, and there was very little chance for me to find fellow sketchers before the day. I hope next time to have some company as it is good to share ideas. Thank goodness we have this website so we can see others work!
Good luck with your sketching.
Miki

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:46 pm
by Becco
so cute and beautiful. It looks like a fantasy picture book...!
pure watercolor,your try is succeed.

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:51 pm
by Sophie Valenti
Love your sunny sketches, Bravissimo :clap: :clap: :clap:

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:46 pm
by jiwaki
Thank you all for the kind messages, it's encouraging to receive positive responses to experiments. :)

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:32 am
by sumacm
Really like what you've done with pure watercolor - very nice!

-Suma
http://www.sumacm.com

Re: Peschiera Borromeo, Italy [RESULTS]

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:33 pm
by Oliver
Nice colors....these sketches are so juicy!