ford sketchbook

Here is a sketch, not part of the series, of the ruddy duck. Just trying some combinations of color, texture and drawing from life.

A page or two later from a slightly different angle.

This one breaks the drawing with text, and includes an arrow. . . 

And finally, this spread with its heavy texture creates an interesting relationship and contrast between the delicate drawing and the aggressive texture. The color treatment seems to work nicely and the drawing is engaging enough to hold my interest at this point.