Anne's Process

I am having a hard time figuring out how to add text so hopefully this works and my words and photos make some sort of visual sense.
I rarely draw and paint from my reference directly, whether its a photo or I am drawing from life. Instead I try to achieve the essence of the subject matter and translate that through my media. The first image is one of a few photo references I used. The second is my sketch using graphite. The third is the same sketch, with crayon added to help map out a color palette. After seeing on paper what was in my head, I made some changes. I decided to omit or alter certain colors and change the placement of others. The fourth image is the final piece which breaks significantly from the hard lines and angles of my sketches.