Porch perchOrcas Island, WA

Orcas Island sketch by Chandler O'Leary

Sometimes one’s point of view can make or break a picture. The jury is still out on this one, as far as I’m concerned. This was such a weird vantage point for sketching—between the location high up on a hill, the wide-angle view of the rest of the porch, the water and ferry landing below, and the islands off in the distance, everything was just…odd. Unsettling. I spent a long time on this one, using every art-school trick I knew to check and re-check that my perspective was correct. It was…for the most part. But the drawing still feels like something M.C. Escher would have come up with.

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Comments (3)

  1. Diana

    I think it is perfect! What a view! There is a lot to sketch but you did it so well that it doesn’t look odd or cluttered at all.

  2. Daisy

    Yes but, the thing is , you DID get it all in .. and very well and I believe it.
    All that detail from porch to horizon is beautifully rendered.
    Terrific ceiling too!

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