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Seven Sisters

Charcoal Sketch

Charcoal on white paper
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The Seven Sisters are seven rock formations located in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. My sketch is just three of the seven. I am fascinated by rock formations and they are some of my favorite things to sketch with charcoal. I used three levels of charcoal on this piece — hard, medium, and soft charcoal sticks — to create different levels of shading. Sometimes when I look at rock formations, I can see remnants of long ago statues or buildings. Perhaps it is just my mind making sense of the shapes, but it does leave me to ponder — What if?

Here are a couple of videos that show the Seven Sisters and then entire area of Valley of Fire. Enjoy!