In July I started a new cranescape. As I started two thoughts were colliding in my head. The first thought was to start a new companion piece for my first four crane pieces which all have yellow cranes. The second thought was to create a cranescape with white cranes. There are 3 white cranes working everyday a few blocks from my home.
White construction cranes on Kirby drive.
Below are the notes I made as the piece progressed.
This piece will be 50" X 72". I like my Stonehenge to be really alive so I collage building shapes of Stonehenge to it. I tear all the shapes to help build the energy of the piece and bring life to the paper.
Collaging the paper with more paper before I start drawing. I am using two different colors of white.
Close up of collage
The basic structure of this piece is the same as my first four. A large mass of buildings on the left, three structures in the distance top right, with a few structures below.
Starting with chunk charcoal
Water and ink
Starting to add color
Adding some atmosphere
The paper is dripping wet so I will let it dry out for awhile. I have little patience for waiting. 😕
I am very messy. I really need a table and a lot of plastic.
It needs depth-
I am not happy with the direction this has gone. I want to take it back to just black ink and charcoal.
Adding more charcoal chunk and then more gesso, more black ink, more charcoal powder and more gesso.
I misplaced a photo between the last photo and the next. Sorry for the jump.
Then I saw it right there on my Stonehenge paper - the construction site as in my first drawings but the cranes were white and barely visible as when day breaks.
Cranes at first light
50" X 72"
ink, gesso, charcoal and collage.
This will make a great lenticular with one of the other pieces.