168 - BLYTH LIBRARY - 2nd VERSION - DAVE EDWARDS - INK - 1990
I have spent many a happy hour in this building.
Here below is the first version of this drawing that I did in 1989. I later showed it to a professional artist, who commented that it was a good drawing, but possibly spoiled by my inclusion of the bus shelter and the lamp posts, which were obscuring the view somewhat. I patiently sat down and, over about ten or twelve hours (in two hour sessions) I repeated the drawing … minus the obscuring parts. That was when i learned the valuable lesson that artists don’t have to include EVERYTHING :)

I used Rotring Isograph pens by the way.
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Mike Paget
Excellent Dave – your patience paid off too!
Tom Gomez
Your first attempt was good, your second is outstanding …
Matthew Chambe...
Outstanding skill.
Brian Towers
Blyth buildings seems to have a thing about coronets – there’s another. I see this library is swathed in bandages at the moment (scaffolding and plastic sheets) while being renovated. They should work from your drawing Dave, to make sure they get it perfect.
BLYTHART replied
Thanks Brian … the library is swathed in bandages because it suffered a bump of knowledge :)
Hidemi Tada
I can’t do such a detail work for ever. you are very patient and great Dave.
BLYTHART replied
I can’t paint the way you do.
Firedrake
The second one looks more confident!
BLYTHART replied
Thanks for all your comments Kaitlin.
andrea verstegen
Damn good drawing . Excellent.
BLYTHART replied
Not as good as your portraits of handsome Englishmen though :P
Harald Gick
Outstanding work! Love the details!
madvlad
these always remind me of woodcuts from??1860? or so—
BLYTHART replied
Pretty close – I based my pen and ink technique on 19th century engravings.