When I first browsed the album with all the photos Kate had collected I thought: how interesting. Then I was looking for the first photo to sketch from, looking at the photos with a different view, with the view of an artist, trying to anticipate how I could draw this or that. And I realised that this would be a real challenge. I decided to focus on details rather than whole buildings. So I started with a stained glass window and a door with stained glass elements. So far, so good.
Then there are these quite bizzare chimneys that somehow look like faces. When I first tried to draw them, I tried to get every angle correct and soon gave up. Maybe it was just not the right time to tackle it. Maybe I was too impatient. Anyway, yesterday I chose to go for it again. This time I worked much more loosely and focused on getting the overall look right. And I got the sketch done.
It's far from perfect, but it sure shows the essence of these funny guys.
