Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide

The four wooden posts you see in the sketch, above, entitled “Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide” are completely covered with water during winter, lest an inch or three.

You can see another set of posts from the same pond, taken from a slightly different angle, in “Wren’s Nest Pond – One” [16th March 2021] here: https://theunfathomableartist.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/wrens-nest-pond-one-and-two-sketches/

I think the posts are used to fortify the edge of the bank. It probably has some construction reinforcement underneath the waterline for this purpose.

This is the first draft of sketching for my artwork:

Earlier first draft of “Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide” on 27th September 2021 by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

The water is grey-green and murky. My sketch is intended to contrast this with the surrounding beauty. Here is the photographic inspiration for my sketch:

Photograph for “Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide” by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

Would you have believed in the water from my first draft? Personally I wanted this water to shine, because I feel the water of the pond is shining at us.

I’m happy with this artwork as I see the layers of themes throughout my conservation sketches, from my Local Nature Reserve, in this piece.

“Buzzards Wood” sketch

“Buzzards Wood” [24th March 2021] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

I very recently made several photographs on a field trip to my local Nature Reserve.

The composition shown immediately below, here.. :

Buzzards Wood Photograph

.. was my favourite of these for the pencils sketch work you see in the first image above.

Another photograph from this particular field trip is suitable for an exquisite watercolour in my opinion.

This wood has been affectionately named by me in the sketch due to buzzards regularly soaring over these trees and surrounding fields.

Furthermore, I once saw a buzzard land on a Buzzards Wood tree towards the roadside.

The trees were planted as a sound break, along with an embankment to shield noise from the adjacent dual carriageway.

‘Buzzards Wood’ is directly opposite ”Wren’s Nest Wood’ with a path and grass field in between.

Buzzards Wood has an elliptical 0 shape with a + path inside the 0 and an 0 path way all around its wood.

One end of the 0 path way is rounded, whilst the other end is pointed. The latter leads onto a larger public field, with an oak tree in Field Three to the left.

A c1612 dated Oak Tree sits proudly on the other side of the Nature Reserve in between Field One and Field Two.

Whereas Buzzards Wood and Wren’s Nest Wood, including Ridge Willow, are all located in Field Three from where this and four of my earlier sketches are derived:

“Ridge Willow”, “Wren’s Nest Pond One & Two” and “Wren’s Nest Wood”.

The c1612 Oak Tree can be physically seen from the lower-outer path way of Field Three.

My sketch entitled “Buzzards Wood” [24th March 2021] includes specific personal techniques.

I shall call these Lightning Lines and Autography Details.

Please note these Nature Reserve sketches are representative of conservation interests with the counter idea of a barren fauna portrayed.

The Nature Reserve images depict the considerable efforts of ingenuity with conservation.

If you’re interested, please click the following link to see my “Ridge Willow Spring Blossom” sketch.

This latter sketch was created on 25th March 2021 after “Buzzards Wood”.