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Geese and Ducks in Moonlight


“Geese and Ducks in Moonlight” [25th/28th June 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with H, HB, 4B, 8B and charcoal (h) pencils, signed in black ink on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3297 x 2807 pixels.

“Geese and Ducks in Moonlight” took me thirty-five minutes from start to finish.

First drawing session within ten minutes for the water on the 25th. Second session for the geese and ducks with a few adjustments to the water in twenty-five minutes.

Here is my photograph providing the inspiration for this drawing:

“Geese and Ducks in Moonlight – Photograph” [21st June 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

As you can see, I made artistic choices with the geese I chose to draw. For the purpose of imagination, I entitled this ‘geese and ducks’ for the viewer to decide the waterfowl they envisage in the sketch.

I feel this artwork strongly resonates peace and calm.

Hope you enjoy this.

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King James Oak – Autumn Landscape

King James VI I Oak of 1612 - Autumn Landscape
“King James VI & I Oak of 1612 – Autumn Landscape” [27th June 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with H, HB, 4B, 8B and charcoal (h) (m) pencils, signed in black ink on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3395 x 2874 pixels.

I took three photographs on 15th November 2021. Two photos of the King James VI & I Oak, and one overhead shot of a beautiful wild mushroom growing in the meadow amongst the green grass.

At 1247hrs of that day the photographic composition for the original sketch you see immediately above was produced. This is my favourite of the two Oak photographs for that Autumn day.

“The Oaken King, verily standing, arrayed in Autumnal finery, imposing amidst the treeline, magnificent, powerfully watchful.”

The “King James VI & I Oak of 1612 – Autumn Landscape” took me within forty-seven minutes from start to finish.

Here is the original photographic composition inspiration for my sketch:

King James VI & I Oak of 1612 Autumn Landscape
“King James VI & I Oak of 1612 Autumn Landscape – Photograph” [1247hrs, 15th November 2021] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

Upon completing my sketchy style drawing, I was quite surprised at how the minutes had speedily flown by. I used a stopwatch to note the time elapsed for this artworking. 47th minute for the photograph, 47 minutes to finish the sketch.

Quaint, for an Oak tree that has lived since 1612.

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Leafy Hollow

“Leafy Hollow” [25th June 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with H, HB, 4B, 8B and charcoal (h) (m) pencils, signed in black ink on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3148 x 2704 pixels.

As I walked the steps at the entrance to the rope plateau, as I shall call this, I took a photograph pointing downwards.  This revealed the micro-vista you see here in my sketch above.

“Leafy Hollow” took me within thirty-five minutes from start to finish.

The photograph itself was taken on 12th May of this year 2022, specifically for the purpose of creating an original sketch. 

Here is the photograph:

“Leafy Hollow – photograph” [12th May 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist.

“Sunlight beamed through the hollow, legs of iron nearby strong.”

Please enjoy my artworks.

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