Exercise : Observing negative space and perspective

In this exercise had to draw a continuous line around the mass of all objects rather than treating each of object individually. Found the exercise harder than expected, yes conscious of the space the object occupied and the negative spaces surrounding the objects...but naturally I see each object in it's own right and am happier to draw them a such.

In both finished drawings I have added detail with coloured felt tip as I didn't want to reduce the sense of what the exercise was about.

Drawing 1.

Drawing 2.