Inspired by the art in three colours documentary I've started exploring this in my sketchbook by including the colour gold in my work. I've looked at themes such as money, wealth, the gallery and religious iconography. I thought it would be visually intriguing to create black and white work just with one bold inclusion of gold really standing out and making a point of being showy and expensive. Almost like the colour is showing of to the viewer - much like how originally gold in art was used as a show of wealth and a way to impress fellow peers. In the pieces pictured below I really like the delicate line work and detail contrasted with the block colour I think it adds a new level of intrigue to the visuals of the work.
some examples of sketchbook pages:
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