Fernandina Beach
on Amelia Island
is a beautiful little town on the Atlantic Ocean just north of Jacksonville, Florida.
It has more than four hundred years of recorded history and no fewer than eight
flags have flown there. It famously boasts that “the French visited, the
Spanish tamed, the English named and the American tamed”
It’s a
wonderful and quaint little town with shops and restaurants, swimming, boating,
wildlife and a great historic district with a treasure trove of beautiful
historic homes. My wife and I stayed a bed and breakfast for our anniversary last
year and walked the streets, taking a bunch of pictures of the surrounding
homes. I picked out one of them for a project. This one will be a pen and ink
rendering. As I said last week, I haven’t done any pen and ink in quite a few
years but felt I should have some in my architectural collection. Pen and ink,
as well as pen and ink with watercolor make great home portraits for homeowners
as well as real estate agents who want to advertise a special home for sale and
want it to stand out in a listing.
I liked
this home because of the porch, the windows and the detail under the roof. The
palms also helped with the composition. This rendering will be purely pen and
ink. The next home, which I haven’t picked out yet, will be pen and ink with
watercolor. The rendering will be done on Canson Bristol paper, smooth side.
The size is 12” by 16”. I’ll be using a rapidograph technical pen by Koh – I –
Noor.
The photo
of the pencil sketch had to enhanced quite a bit, emphasizing contrast so the
pencil lines can be seen. The pencil drawing is quite light and done with a 2B
lead, so it may be a little hard to see. The lines have to be light so they can
be erased as I progress. The other photo is of the home.
There is a
lot of detail that will go into the rendering but I’m hoping it will go
quickly. We’ll see. Check back next week.
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