Reflection:

To begin the ‘Talking Colour’ task, I went to Camden and took several photographs of colourful objects that inspired me. When I first began to draw from these photographs, I was spending a lot of time making sure they were detailed and looked similar to the original image. However, I wanted to be more experimental and carefree with my drawing approach. Therefore, for my sign in Camden drawing, I used a variety of different mediums; for example, I used tissue paper to create the effect of the stickers being worn off the sign. I also tried to work more abstract when creating this, which I found challenging but feel worked well. For the statue in Camden Market drawing, I outlined using a continuous line to allow myself to be able to work more loosely. 

Looking at these drawings, I was inspired to create observational studies, as I mostly only draw from photographs, which can be very limiting. Doing this, I was able to look closer at scale and proportion, and also identify which colours to be working with. This can be difficult to see from a print out or phone screen. For example, when drawing the plant from home, I saw that some of the leaves were purple, which did not show up in the photograph. 

To conclude, this task has helped me to observe colour more closely. It has also allowed me to draw and create mark makings in a variety of ways, that I may not have before. 

Borough market