Part 1: Project 2: Initial Sketches

This is “Vera”, my most precious and prized possession. I’ve been learning for over three years now. I am just around the stage where music fills my ears when I play. A few months ago I was still making a bit of a racket.

The process of simplifying these images is very gradual. I find myself reluctant to “let go” of details such as strings and the spiral of the scroll. But they must both go as to include them in my template/stencil project would likely detract from, rather than add to, the effectiveness of the final outcome.

These sketches, which I chose to draw directly using a sharpie in order to reduce “preciousness”, read top down from left to right. I think you can tell by the lack of simplification how I am loathe to part with detail. My partner sent me this image as encouragement.

Not a bad rendition in my humble opinion.

References:

Purchase. CJ. (2020) “iPhone sketch” Private collection