Observational drawings

For my new project Le Tour De France I have had to do some observational drawings of a bike inspired set up. The objects within the set up are old and new bike wheels/frames. I particularly enjoyed drawing this set up as you don't just have to look at the detail or object itself more the shape and composition of the objects. Below are some images of the set up I had to draw:

Frame and wheels

Bottom view of wheel

Close-up of tire

Close-up of side view

Close-up of wheel

This set up drawn from many different angles and with a variety of media such as biro pen, HB pencil, watercolour pencil, pastel and cotton with needle. They were also produced on a range of backgrounds including black paper, brush-o inks and plain paper. I also plan to do some more observational drawings on tissue paper with bleach and emulsion paint. Below are some images of my drawings: 

Observational drawings on brush-o and black paper

Pastel and HB pencil on black/white paper

I also had time limits on each observation that were from 5 to 15 minutes each depending on use of media. I switched my seating position to draw the set up at different angles and on some of the drawings I remembered the set up and drew it with my eyes closed to get a new perspective. I feel that this task went really well and I am inspired by the outcomes of my observations. I love how experimental it is and feel I have begun to observe objects in a new way. Hopefully this will show throughout the rest of my project.