For this exercise I was asked to go for a walk around somewhere I would usually walk or spend time. I chose to walk around my garden. We have a beautiful big garden that my retired father spends most of his days in gardening and making spectacular. 

I was asked to make four quick sketches focussing on different points of interest. I was asked to draw quickly and to not worry about making mistakes, and I was asked to think of my sketching as taking notes. 

I used my hands as a viewfinder and I worked with a pencil on textured white paper. 

My first drawing was of my dad’s homemade shed/storage wall. I focussed on drawing the two wheelbarrows and two spades hanging on the wall. Even though from my drawing this area looks like it is inside it is merely against a fence wall. The weather conditions were bright and sunny as I hope I have managed to portray in the light areas of my drawing.  I worked quickly so didn’t manage to focus on too much detail or texture and when you look closely you can see my inaccuracies. I do feel I managed to describe the basics though of the objects in front of me. 

My second drawing was of the white fence between my driveway and my garden. The weather was still bright and sunny. I tried to describe the area in front of me quickly and thoroughly. This time I tried to show texture as this is something I missed out on my first drawing. I also tried to show where the light was shining through darker and lighter areas.

My third drawing was of the bins in my driveway. Because the drawing was quick I misjudged the space and didn’t manage to fit everything in. It was again a bright day and the sun was shining directly on the bins. I feel I have managed to describe the area with my drawing however I have noticed that when drawing quickly my use of form can sometimes be inaccurate I think this is especially true for my first drawing of the bin. I am hoping with practice I am able to draw more accurately at a quicker pace? 

My fourth drawing was of a stack of old plant pots. These are placed near my porch under a dark covering so very little light was shining onto them mostly shadow. I tried to show this through my use of heavier tones. 
I again worked quickly and upon reflection I could do with working into some areas to create a more accurate portrayal of form, especially on the lower plant pot. Also some of my tonal areas appear to resemble heavy outlines, this is something I was not aiming for but upon reflection it is something I need to work on.