I originally thought i'm going to scan the one drawing and leave it at that - this one of the sweet n' low packetbut then upon second thought - well here's the drawing i did first
-the mini hershey bar wrapper
not quite as successful and that got me thinking about that place - the zone - that groove - you know - Danny G. talks about it in Everyday matters - others have spoken about it. I know we talked about it years ago when i was in school. That place you get to when you're drawing (or creating - whatever medium you're working in) where everything else goes away and its just you and what you're doing.
Well i definitely didn't get to that zone with the candy bar wrapper. I don't know why. I do know that i was too consciously working on those letters that spell Hershey's and i could not, for the life of me, draw them.
Totally different story with the Sweet n'Low. I was definitely feeling that zone and i'm pleased with the results. Now i just need to figure out how to spend more time drawing so i'm in that zone more often. Too many distractions the last week. I have barely blogged or barely visited anyone else's. I need to catch up on what everyone else is doing!
oh. for the record, I used my HB pencil in my sketchbook for both drawings as well as a prismacolor pencil for the candy one.
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We've been talking a lot about "the zone" around here lately while following Barry Bonds to his record-breaking home run hit! I totally kwim about the zone in art. Although, I love both wrappers, the Sweet & Low wrapper is complete perfection. Must be so relaxing to draw like that.
The Hershey's looks great! Lots of dimension...wrapper looks real. The milk chocolate and the sweet & low words are really really good; perhaps they are easier for you to get absolutely perfect because they are not the negative image? Is that a correct art term...those letters are in pencil, but the Hershey's is outlined leaving the white paper background as the letter color?
I think that they're both excellent drawings, Tracy! I do know what you mean abut the 'zone', Tracy, I'm never quite comfortable with a drawing until/unless I get into it.
i need to find that zone right now.
your drawing ability is just amazing.
Oh my stars, Tracy!! Once again, I'm stalking your blog, looking for new drawings! I love the irony of s/l vs hersheys! So me! So life!! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
I think they are both really great. I'd love to be drinking a Venti-non-fat-no-whip-white-mocha-please-stir, holding your sketch book while Dizzie Gillespe (My starbucks is really into Dizzie)is playing in the background talking to you about every page. That would be...well...just a hoot!
yes! Sweet n Low is perfect! I love it!
truly I do! it makes me happy to look at it!
OOF "the zone"...& contemplation of same...has been big in *these* parts too! synchronicity, baby, gotta love it!!! (oh yeah, and the drawings--as always: AWESOME!) (except now...i want a special dark bar...darnit!)
Oh yes, I surely know the ZONE!!! It sure looks like you were in "the zone" to me on both of these INCREDIBLE drawings!!! Gotta say, I was in "the zone" last night. Stayed up WAY too late playing with new stamps!!! Wish I could have played even longer, but the blasted alarm clock goes off WAY too early!
I know....I LOVE that zone. But time sure does fly when you're in it. Love both wrappers, but the Sweet& Low is kickin! Leave it to Lisa to pick up the irony on S&L vs. A Hershey....LOL! I totally missed it.
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