Dr. Mary McNaughton and Drawing

In this series of pencil drawings of a tropical garden setting, I shifted my area of focus; moving from the left to the right and finally moving lower in order to examine the unique perspectives highlighting the relationships of the forms to each other and the surrounding space.

I’m showing two of my black and white pencil perspectives of Persephone’s stone carved face; one from the front and one from the side

This illustrates how your subject can become more interesting as you explore different vantage points and what they have to offer.

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This is a series of drawings revealing the stages in a mixed media process using colored pencil and watercolor.  It is of a wonderful dog Edie,whose face reveals such emotion.  The first is the contour demonstrating the light source to show form, the composition, and my personality highlighted by drawing quite blindly and keeping my eye on the subject.

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Imperfections in Printmaking.

This is a three drawing series where we look at a stork within its natural setting. We first zoom in on the eye and beak, then step back taking in more, and finally see the entire setting. Serial imagery provides valuable insight into the connections within our art, it helps tell a story, and allows the viewer to understand it on a personal level                   .