I'm still trying to decide if I like this house or not, but it seemed like a good practice to combine the curves, straight lines, and shadows that I've been practicing into one particular sketch. It did not come out as well as I'd hoped. In sketching it, I found the scene to be far more complicated to sketch than what I'd thought it would be.
I did rather poorly on the pool, and the arches on the right-side are laughable. My inner lines for the windows on the right are off as well. However, drawing without a ruler, compass, or any other tools, I am happy with how straight and evenly curved the structure turned out. I think the strongest part of the sketch is definitely in the left-hand side.
Our class took a field trip out to the Dallas Art's district and I got some incredible photos. I'll be sharing them as soon as I can edit them.
The Oklahoma State Capitol Bank was one of the more unique buildings to come out of the 60's. Built in 1964, this is the original look of the bank. It has since been pretty heavily modified for security and heating and air conditioning concerns. In searching for information about this bank, I came across a new blog called Oklahoma Modern. I rather like it, so I'll be linking to it. Apparently the author is also a big fan of Julius Shulman as well. Shulman, incidentally, is the one who took this photo.
My sketch, as usual, did not come out very well. I sincerely home my ability improves over time. As it is, my saucers are drooping, my details are scarce, and my car is pathetic. But I persevere in hopes that one day I won't completely suck at sketching buildings.
