Today's drawing was at the National Media Museum in Bradford. It was difficult to find an interesting composition that would form an attractive piece of interior architecture. This staircase was chosen and purposely cropped in order to fully highlight the spiralled nature and textural variety whilst still managing to keep to the rule of thirds. Different tones and areas of rubbing helped to depict textures. This is evident mainly on the reflective glass around the staircase and on the thin strip of light running down the length of the rail.
As far as shapes go, it is a very linear composition but it does also contain many squares which add to it's variety and realism. The shading that was incorporated is also a contributing factor to the form of the objects and give them a less flat and more pronounced feeling, There is clear implied line running from the bottom left foreground to the bottom right foreground and around in a circular path to the top left background. The jagged nature of stairs adds a nice contrast and balance to the flat walls and glass of the rest of the drawing. Finally, the overall drawing, completed using dark and light pencils and some small areas of marker in darker sections, conveys a sense of depth and volume thanks to the lighting in the image. There had been many other areas in the museum where lighting played a factor to the drawing but this was the best one due to the reflective elements and shadowed areas. It was also directly facing a large window which brightened some parts, most notably the bottoms of the steps in the left of centre.
This drawing was inspired by having to look deeply for places of interest in a building that was relatively dull architecturally. When this was found, it was successful because it helped to create beauty in a scene that I did not originally see beauty in. It broadened my perspective on searching for scenes and the best possible drawing in a given space.
Next week: Hebden Bridge
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