The Process: Interiors Series
First of all, THANK YOU for being here and reading my blog!
In this entry I wanted to talk about my process for creating my Interiors Series.
When I was exploring ideas for my first series I did a few sketches of different photographs I found on a particular magazine's Instagram page. I did reach out to the magazine and some of their photographers directly about selling those drawings but they didn’t respond to my multiple inquiries. This was discouraging because I was really inspired by these images and thought they would make great artworks.
The Piano Room, Watercolor
However, my good friend Rachel suggested that I create my own interiors using parts of images. She sent me a beautiful room, which was the starting point for my first artwork in the series, The Piano Room. I decided to start piecing together my own interiors using different images I have collected over the years on my Pinterest account.
The process of coming up with a design was kind of like shopping but without spending the money! Haha! I would decide what type of room I wanted to create and then look through Pinterest finding furniture and other items I could modify and add to my room. My rooms were largely inspired by French, Victorian, soft glam, and cottage decor.
I found myself so grateful for my years as a teacher, because that is where I learned all about perspective. In fact, it was always my favorite thing to teach. I learned even more through creating these rooms. Probably the most challenging room when it came to perspective was The Conservatory. The curved sofa and rounded room were particularly challenging, but after many tries I figured it out. The stairs in Mimi’s Cottage by the Sea also posed a challenge and took multiple attempts before I got it right. The fact that there is always something new to learn is one of the things I love most about drawing in perspective, and making art in general.
The Conservatory, Colored Pencil
My goal for the Interiors Series was to create warm and cozy environments that were welcoming to the viewer. I wanted the viewer to feel as though they could walk into the scene and be a part of it; like that cup of tea and book were waiting for them.This is why I chose not to add any people to the drawings. Most of my rooms have tea or coffee and books, because there is nothing cozier, in my opinion, than those three things in an aesthetically pleasing environment.
Above are Tea for Two, Mimi’s Cottage by the Sea, and A Good Book by the Fire. All were completed with colored pencil. (click image to view larger).
