Collection of Close ups

Close ups

Change in Direction

After visiting Witley Court again I have decided that instead of drawing actual elements of the ruin such as the different rooms, the pillars etc, I am going to persue an alternative route to my "guidebook". I am instead going to look up close at Witley Court, right up to the brickwork.
Things I will consider will be the black space that has been created by the fire and it will be treated more like a ruin.

The book will provide a walk through account of my portrayal of Witley Court and how I see it myself.
At this point I do not plan to include any text as I want the images and illustrations to speak for themselves.
I will use a carefully chosencolour palette so the collective images will create an overall image of the ruin when looked at one.
I am aiming to produce at least 50-60 images before the end of easter, so I will be uploading alot of work in the next few days and weeks :)

Experiments with rubbings

From the rubbings I took at Witley Court I have produced these experiments using both pen and photocopies of the rubbings.

Rubbings done at Witley Court

During this visit to Witley Court I concentrated on taking rubbings of the stone work, patterns, floor tiles etc. I plan to experiment with these in my work as these will bring an actual element of the ruin to the drawings. The above are just two of the many rubbings I took.

Sketch of the Perseus and Andromeda fountain at Witley Court

Some sketches produced at Witley Court.

Initial Witley Court Drawings

These are my first initial drawings for my Final Major Project. After a tutorial I am going to try to make my frawings less detailed and more free. After all the drawings are supposed to be about Witley Court not of it.

Witley Court Photos