Sinodd - 1

 I make no apologies for the title...a middle English spelling (plus an extra 'd') of Synod which as you might know is the name given to a governing body with in the church made up of clergy, usually Bishops or regional leaders. Since there's something odd going on in my picture which may or may not be to do with sin , hypocrisy , corruption etc with in the church....make up your own mind, the title kind of suggested itself ! Either way, I like playing with titles for my work which suggests double entendres or added emphasis....again, you decide!

Above you can see two drawings...on the left is the sketch I showed you yesterday and on the right is the tracing I made from it. Below you can see the tracing on the left and the transferred pencil work on the paper...a little refinement is made to the hands and the dimensions of the chalice...tomorrow I shall begin dotting,,,,,I've decided to continue in monochrome for this piece as it is slightly too ambitious for my rusty colour skills...I have something else a little simpler which I'll work on for my return to colour!

Further to yesterday.....

Here's a thing...something I don't normally show you! This is how i'm seeing the composition at the moment. I'm usually very reluctant to show such a complete concept..(at least as complete as it can be at this stage!) Having photographed each of the sketches I showed you yesterday, I've fiddled about with each one to bring them all into appropriate scales and perspective, and printed each one out...then assembled them in the order you see above...

the next stage is to trace the complete scene and then there will be much overworking and refining of each figure until it's ready to transfer to the watercolour paper ready for dotting. this might be a few days away yet...anyway, you're welcome to come along for the journey and see what's in store in the month's ahead!

PS. I found a great deal on amazon for Rotring Isograph pen nibs (you'll remember the that I ruined a number of them last week!) So all being well...I'll be set up for the return to full colour again soon...who knows, maybe this current idea will see colour....?!