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SERIES OF STUDIES 209DRAWING IN THE ROUND
Overleaf: Decaying Boat
This stunning ghost of a boat comes into
v i e w t w i c e a day, w h e n t h e sea recedes.
W h e n you have found your subject, make a
series o f drawings from different positions.
Each n e w drawing gives a different insight.

1Here, I spent equal time looking at the
subject and the paper, marking straight,
careful lines to establish the skeleton that
gives this wreck its distinct form, character,
and structure.

2 In this tail-end view, I looked more boldly
at the planes and the dynamic of the
sculptural craft My lines have become darker
and more forceful as confidence in my
understanding of the vessel grew.

3 This impression notes the angle of the
broken boat, its overall balance, and the
order and shape of its component parts. I drew
with quick, unfussy lines, looking more at the
boat than at the paper

4 From this low position I have emphasized
how the boat is swallowed in mud by
outlining its shadow on the ground. The outline
ties a shape of darkness to the boat like a weight
so that it becomes part of its form.