Fragment, consider revising

I apologise in advance because this is going to be a short and potentially very boring post, as all I've been working on this week is the Thames map commission.

It's slow, but steady progress, and the most difficult project I've undertaken by a considerable amount!

You may be wondering about the title of this post. It's the pesky little phrase which shows when you've typed a sentence in Microsoft Word and it underlines it with a green squiggle but doesn't actually know what's wrong and leaves the ball in your court. Do you change the sentence or plough on? Generally I ignore it.

Anyway, what has that got to do with my week?

Well, I had been intending to complete this map all in one go and end up with a long, thin, beautiful representation of the Thames which could be framed for the wall once finished. Could I find a piece of watercolour paper big enough? No, of course not. I could either buy a 10 metre roll or revise my plan, and fragment the map. Which is what I've done - revised and fragmented.

It will now be painted in two sections which will be imperceptibly joined (I'm assured) using some digital wizardry.

This is what it looks like so far, and I warn you, these photos are less than exciting.

illustrated map

The piece in the foreground is the detailed draft I've been provided, which is very useful indeed.

illustrated map

That little red square with holes cut in it is a house stencil I made to make my life easier. Let me tell you, there are a lot of houses in Oxford!

illustrated map

This is a close up of the Oxford section. I'm looking forward to outlining it in pen as it's not very well defined at the moment, especially in photos.

The other thing which I've made a little more progress on this week is this doodle for the art swap which I'm doing with Debbie, a very talented portrait artist. You can see her Facebook page here.The doodle is for Debbie's daughter and contains some of her favourite toys. It still needs a bit of colour adding.

doodle art

That's it for today, I said it would be short! I'm off to relax and try not to dream of the Thames tonight.

Oh, at the end of a very boring post may not be the best time to ask you all to vote for me in the UK Blog Awards! I've entered in the Art and Culture category and I think all you need to do is go to my profile and register your vote (from Monday 10 November). Thank you very much!

I'm sharing today's post over at Handmade Harbour.

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Clare Willcocks: Fragment, consider revising

Sunday 9 November 2014

Fragment, consider revising

I apologise in advance because this is going to be a short and potentially very boring post, as all I've been working on this week is the Thames map commission.

It's slow, but steady progress, and the most difficult project I've undertaken by a considerable amount!

You may be wondering about the title of this post. It's the pesky little phrase which shows when you've typed a sentence in Microsoft Word and it underlines it with a green squiggle but doesn't actually know what's wrong and leaves the ball in your court. Do you change the sentence or plough on? Generally I ignore it.

Anyway, what has that got to do with my week?

Well, I had been intending to complete this map all in one go and end up with a long, thin, beautiful representation of the Thames which could be framed for the wall once finished. Could I find a piece of watercolour paper big enough? No, of course not. I could either buy a 10 metre roll or revise my plan, and fragment the map. Which is what I've done - revised and fragmented.

It will now be painted in two sections which will be imperceptibly joined (I'm assured) using some digital wizardry.

This is what it looks like so far, and I warn you, these photos are less than exciting.

illustrated map

The piece in the foreground is the detailed draft I've been provided, which is very useful indeed.

illustrated map

That little red square with holes cut in it is a house stencil I made to make my life easier. Let me tell you, there are a lot of houses in Oxford!

illustrated map

This is a close up of the Oxford section. I'm looking forward to outlining it in pen as it's not very well defined at the moment, especially in photos.

The other thing which I've made a little more progress on this week is this doodle for the art swap which I'm doing with Debbie, a very talented portrait artist. You can see her Facebook page here.The doodle is for Debbie's daughter and contains some of her favourite toys. It still needs a bit of colour adding.

doodle art

That's it for today, I said it would be short! I'm off to relax and try not to dream of the Thames tonight.

Oh, at the end of a very boring post may not be the best time to ask you all to vote for me in the UK Blog Awards! I've entered in the Art and Culture category and I think all you need to do is go to my profile and register your vote (from Monday 10 November). Thank you very much!

I'm sharing today's post over at Handmade Harbour.

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10 Comments:

At 9 November 2014 at 11:06 , Blogger Fiddly Fingers said...

You've got your work cut out with this one Clare, such a lot of detail. Right up your street :) The Doodle for Kyrie is gorgeous too. I'm sure she will love it :)

 
At 9 November 2014 at 11:25 , Blogger Alexandra MacVean said...

I love seeing all of your creative ideas come to life! So happy for you. :)

 
At 9 November 2014 at 12:26 , Blogger JENNY said...

It's looking amazing!! So much hard work! Your creativity is just amazing! Hope you have pleasant non Thames dreams xx

 
At 9 November 2014 at 13:03 , Blogger Lilly's Mom said...

It's so exciting to see how your project is coming along. I admire your wonderful artistic skills!

 
At 9 November 2014 at 13:35 , Blogger Ginx Craft said...

The Thames project looks amazing, and such a lot of work.

 
At 9 November 2014 at 14:08 , Blogger Free Spirit Designs said...

The map is coming along so well, i'm sure it doesn't feel like it to you but you've made fantastic progress :) I love the idea of the house stencil! x

 
At 9 November 2014 at 21:57 , Blogger ike said...

WoWza !! The map is looking really cool Clare and I love the picture for Kyrie. Your little animals really make me smile :-)
I went over and voted for you - good luck with that :-D

Hugz
IKE xxx

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At 9 November 2014 at 23:50 , Blogger Lucy Blossom said...

I don't think your pictures are unexciting, its amazing to see how such a large project starts to come to life. I can't wait to see the completed picture.

 
At 10 November 2014 at 06:54 , Blogger Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

I think it's amazing watching it all come together, even fragmented it's huge!

 
At 10 November 2014 at 06:54 , Blogger Ali said...

The detail you're having to put in the picture is amazing. I think it really interesting to see how a work progresses. Good luck with the Blog awards, I'll popover and vote for you.
Ali xx

 

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