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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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