Drawing January: Winter and snowdrops

Easel by the pond, photograph, Maxine Dodd

Hello – and a belated Happy New Year! I’ve just come indoors from my first drawing expedition into the garden. I know that’s overstating it, but I do carry so much stuff down from the studio, it feels like I’m going to the North Pole! Weather bright and sunny after a flurry of snow – not like the painted sketches I did last year (or was it the year before?), but certainly, it was chilly! I went down to the pond, where I discovered our first snowdrops. I used large paper and pastel for a change. Here are my drawings and photos from today along with a couple of studies of the garden in oil when the snow came down properly!:

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Food under the plum tree, (January 2013), Maxine Dodd

Food under the plum tree, (January 2013), Oil on board

Snow banked up, (January 2013), Oil on board

Our first snowdrops!

Snowdrops on easel

Easel by the pond

Easel by the pond, photograph

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Maxine Dodd Art

I’m a mixed media visual artist working in Leicestershire in the UK. I trained in Fine Art using different media including oils and acrylics, but my recent work reflects my love of drawn media, especially pen, ink, watercolour and pastels. My theme is movement – My subjects are varied from landscape, animals, musicians, dancers and sport, especially cycling. The unifying feature of all these subjects is that they are constantly changing – there is movement and energy everywhere.

14 responses to “Drawing January: Winter and snowdrops”

kestrelart

16/01/2015

Lovely stuff. Very different style from your sports fast. sketches

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1. Maxine Dodd – Artist
  
  17/01/2015
  
  Thanks so much – I love to go out and draw when it’s cold – Lord alone knows why! I’m such a wimp though as I can retreat to the warm very quickly from the garden! 🙂
  
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  1. kestrelart
    
    17/01/2015
    
    so that’s where I differ. I stand in the cold drawing while my feet turn to ice. Once in the States, I went snow shoe walking (they warned me to watch out for grizzlies). I tried to paint the scenery but the paints wont work when the water freezes on the brush.
    
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  2. Maxine Dodd – Artist
    
    17/01/2015
    
    You’re absolutely right! It’s a different proposition altogether in a country that really knows what ‘cold’ is… and we don’t have the threat of bears here. It’s a walk in the park by comparison. 🙂
    
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Sheree

15/01/2015

A real British winter! The paintings are lovely. Belated Happy New Year.

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1. Maxine Dodd – Artist
  
  15/01/2015
  
  It certainly seems to be shaping up that way, Sheree. I bet it’s just right for riding the bike where you are – Very slippery round here! Thanks for lovely comment, glad you like the paintings, Happy New Year to you and all at Velovoices 🙂
  
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Jackie

14/01/2015

Wonderful paintings and captures! Thank you for sharing them. 🙂

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1. Maxine Dodd – Artist
  
  15/01/2015
  
  Jackie, so kind – thank you! 🙂
  
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