On The Window Sill

by Sandra Busby
(UK - England)

Tulips On The Window Sill

One of the things I tend to avoid is backgrounds - something I really need to tackle! So, I really threw myself in at the deep end with this drawing. This is my kitchen window-sill, some of the things on it along with the view beyond.

I wanted the Tulips to be the main subject of the drawing, so I was careful not to put in too much detail anywhere else - in the photograph in the frame for example. This seemed to work well, because the mind seems to fill in the blanks for you.

I made the view beyond much paler than everything else, which made it recede, and I left out a couple of things from the view as I felt it might be too busy if I included everything.

I drew this picture with coloured pencils and it took a long time to do, but I like it and it has made me a little less frightened of including backgrounds now!

***Note from Kerry:
Hi Sandra! Besides black and white drawings, my next favorite is pastel colors. This is truly beautiful.

Your lesson is one that we all need to take notice of. We should never be scared to experiment. It helps to push our boundaries and we discover that we can do it, after all.