Art By Lilian Hopkins

A Local Project (2).....

This pastel sketch is the second exploratory drawing for my Swansea Rooflines painting.

I'm trying to combine the modern roof styles of the Swansea Marina SA1 development with the entirely traditional architecture of the Museum and Morgan's Hotel.

I chose the pastel medium as it allows me to be more bold and fluid in the placing of the shapes on the paper in front of me.

A Local Project (1).....

I've decided to create a painting of the rooflines of Swansea, where I live.

The new apartment and business blocks in the SA1 development sit alongside the older traditional buildings and I thought I'd start with a few sketches first.

Below is my first attempt (in pastels) to get the lines right and to explore the optimum balance of these shapes for the completed work.