And then there were 2

I had forgotten how much time it takes to really focus on drawing.  Taking my time to really look at the subject and focus on some of the details.  Of course, contour, line, tone, hue, light and reflections are all part of the study. 

I also forgot how complex a colored object is and how difficult it can be to convert such a colorful subject to greyscale.  Oh, sure it's easy on a computer, but your mind needs training and practice to perceive tone and light ,without hues. 

My actual first drawings of this image and subject 'Apples 2', began with the simplest drawings in ink - Black and White VS Color.  Just to see if I could make up the different tones in their simplest forms. Two tones - two colors.

My second step had more to do with a printing class I'm taking at this time and a home printing studio I set up.  This is a Linocut in two colors on two different color card stock I had.

And yes, when printing, the image is mirrored.  I did try to do these on BKF and Sennelier paper at home but the results are simply not as clean when printing from home without an actual press.  To my surprise, the version I prefer is the toned paper.

'Apples 2" will be the subject this month and I can't wait to see what will come of this...  All your comments are appreciated.  have a great week. 

Lynn