Day 21 of the 30/30 Challenge – Plate of Oreos
9am on Wednesday, January 21st. When I last did a drawing rather than a painting because I was short on time, I choose Cathedral Rock and felt a little guilty, like I was cheating. Looking back, my Cathedral Rock drawing was done quickly and accomplished the goal of getting me out the door to the New York Philharmonic and two museums. It didn’t quite work the same way with this drawing.
I was too ambitious. My perfectionist streak came out. If I had just wanted to save time, I would have picked something even simpler. With only one Oreo, I could have completed this drawing last night, and enjoyed my whole day off from the Challenge today.
Instead, I didn’t take the easy way out. I had to try my first plate packed full of Oreos to see if the composition might work as a painting. Graham’s Plate of Oreo Cookie was a wonderful learning experience that remained unfinished when I left this morning (continuing my unfinished streak from yesterday’s Sunset).
Day 21. “Graham’s Plate of Oreo Cookies” by Beverly Shipko, Unfinished pencil drawing on bristol board, 6 x 6 inches.
You might remember seeing a photo of this plate on Day 3 when I talked about the annual tradition of Oreo Cookie Parties that Graham, his brothers and I have established. If memory serves me correctly, little brother Marsh also contributed a few cookies to this endeavor.
The tops of the Oreo cookies need definition and darkening, which will give this much contrast and depth – right? Just maybe I’ll get to it before I leave for the Merry Widow HD movies tonight. Maybe not.
So have an Oreo on me. That means one less logo to draw later.
Update at 11:30pm on January 21st. I did get to work on this today in the afternoon between appointments and later after coming home from the movie. You can see for yourself what a difference a few hours made on this drawing (a scan vs. photo helped capture the details).
End of Day 21. “Graham’s Plate of Oreos” by Beverly Shipko, Drawing on bristol board, 6 x 6 inches.
Do you think I should paint this? It would require a heavy time commitment once I get larger than this 6 x 6 drawing.
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