Drawing the Peace Tower (Canadian Parliament in Ottawa)

Size 11" x 15", graphite pencil

In getting ready for my fall exhibition, I was able to finish one more piece of artwork today. While it is true that this creation is not what I traditionally paint or draw, I still did manage to add a little bit of wildlife in the drawing. I just could not resist!
Now to the task of framing and then finding a suitable title.
For those of you who are wondering, the reference photo was taken through the arches of the East Block.

Canadian Parliament drawing update

I'm getting pretty excited that this drawing is almost complete. I have a bit left on the midsection of the tower and then the top right archway where I will be adding one or two pigeons. I will most likely be adding some clouds here and there to break the monotony of the plain sky.

Canadian Parliament Building Ottawa Drawing update

I last worked on this piece before Christmas. Now that my daughter has started her night classes again, I have some time to devote to finish this drawing while I wait for her. The teacher was kind enough to let me work in a spacious lounge which has bright lighting and several large tables. Probably another 6-8 hours or so of work left before I am able to frame and hang this one. The tiny details on the building take forever and are getting hard on my eyes!!

Drawing of Ottawa Parliament and archway

Decided to wind down from a hectic day tonight and "relax" while working on this painting and listening to music. Not a whole lot more done than my previous post but the burnishing and layering of the darks on this paper takes way longer than one would think.

Now that the left side of the archway is done, it seems to want to jump out of the drawing doesn't it?

Ottawa Parliament Building pencil drawing-work in progress

Once a week, I save this drawing to work on while my daughter attends her nightly German Language class. So far, I have spent 9 hours working on this piece, which includes a full hour just to draw the line sketch. Tonight, I managed only to work on a tiny bit of the tower from the clock downwards and a bit of the bottom of the arch on the left hand side. The drawing measures 11"x14".

Architectural-type graphite drawing...something different

I've been wanting to draw a structured, high contrast piece for sometime now and I've had the opportunity to work on this for about 5 hours. This type of subject does not require my concentration as much as when I am working on an animal piece and so I choose to work on this when I want to simply relax and feel no pressure. I simply follow the lines and apply different shades of black. What could be more simple?