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Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide

“Wren’s Nest Pond in Low Tide” [27th September 2021] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, 3H HB 3B graphite pencils sketch on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm fine art gesso primed canvas [pad], 7427 x 6146 pixels in digitally edited image shown.

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.

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“Buzzards Wood Hollow” – sketch

“Buzzards Wood Hollow” [9th June 2021] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, sketch with 3H HB 3B pencils signed in black ink on A4 250gsm Artist’s paper.

I photographed a few compositions of the entrance to Buzzards Wood via the central hollow from Meadow Three. This opening is directly opposite to Ridge Willow and Wrens Wood. There are three additional entranceways into Buzzards Wood.

There are four pathways within and immediately surrounding Buzzards Wood. Whenever I’m writing regarding Buzzards Wood I’m usually referring to the Nature Reserve area. However, Buzzards Wood technically also encompasses the wood to the rear (bow, north) beyond the Nature Reserve itself, in my opinion.

Buzzards fly regularly over the meadows, woods, and towards the north, where there is a local fishing pond. The post at the lower right of my sketch actually used to be a wooden bench. I rather hope it is restored as a bench as this is a great sitting place, centrally in Meadow Three.

Further along to this bench is a ‘watervole ground stone’. Rabbits do seem to enjoy using the flat stone surface as a convenient toilet, haha. A ‘rabbit ground stone’ can be viewed inside Buzzards Wood at the pathway crossroads, nicely covered by the shade of trees to enjoy. Rabbits frequent all three meadows, the private land to the west and all around the 29 acre lake to the south.

Another ‘ground stone’ meets with you to the left as one enters Meadow Three from Meadow One, walking up a small number of steps.

My sketch style in this article strongly reminds me of the beautifully artistic childrens animations I used to watch as a boy.

In keeping with that theme I included fanciful eyes and faces, Picasso-esque, to add fun to some of these series of artworks.

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