Pole and Line

[LindasPencils]

I recently created a small format sculpture, and while it is 'okay', I knew I could do something better! So I recreated the concept in graphite on paper. And I am far more pleased with the result.
I only every buy Sirena tuna now - it is sustainably fished in Australian waters with pole and line. An all Australian company - not to mention being delicious.

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Drawing: Staedtler graphite pencils on Fabriano Artistico Hot press 300gsm.

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Miniature: Polymere clay, acrylic paint, clear resin, glitter, copper wire, coathanger wire, Sirena Tuna tin.

[Picasso2]

Definitely prefer the 2nd version Linda. For me it has much more action and seems better balanced. Well done on buying Aussie tuna - especialy given Trump's attack on Australian products!!!

[Mike Sibley]

Well... I love BOTH.

First, you can create situations in drawing that are physically impossible. And be suggestive where suggestion won't work as well in a three-dimensional form - such as the swirling graphite water.

But your lovely sculpture has its good points too. In fact, the only part that doesn't particularly appeal to me is the fisherman's expression. Although I'm not sure why that is. And on the plus side, it's quite obvious he's sitting on the ring-pull. I didn't find that to be immediately obvious in the drawing.

Either way, as Jean said, good on you for only buying pole-caught Tuna.

[LindasPencils]

Thanks Mike and Jean!
Yes Mike, the face on the sculpture is pretty crude. But every dissapointment is just a step along the way to learning it right!

[Laurene]

I wish you could see my smile right now. I can imagine a short animation of this in a commercial for this tuna. It would go viral!

[LindasPencils]

in a commercial for this tuna

I did think of sending images of these to the Sirena Tuna company, on which the tin is based on. Still debating this.

[Mike Sibley]

I did think of sending images of these to the Sirena Tuna company, on which the tin is based on. Still debating this.

DO IT!

Over the years, I've developed a habit of always saying YES if asked to do something that is totally foreign to me. Or of going ahead on a whim rather than thinking myself out of it. Like running my first workshop here in the UK - and then in Yellowstone Park - when others suggested I do something that I barely knew existed. And, as an introvert, running workshops should have scared me to death.

In other words: Not travelling down an unknown path is the same as being asked and then saying NO. Now, you've no idea where that journey might have taken you.

So approach Sirena. The worst they can do is either ignore you or say NO. But if you don't ask, there's no possibility of them ever saying YES.

[LindasPencils]

thanks Mike, as you say, the worse they can do is say no!