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Pen drawing of a fantasy figure that seems to repeat itself in my work Just like our lives sometimes we feel like a catepillar and sometimes we emerge into a butterfly. It all begins with our thoughts about ourselves and who we are and the deeds we do to help humanity.
WV1758/2012
Ink and gouache on Steinbach paper
"You're a cool little one
My dark southern breeze
Sweeps through my fingers
And it amazes me
Dixie shadowland
Your envy shelters me
Lay down your burden
Mystery of ebony
And it amazes me
Oh it amazes me
Maybe the heat babe could be this tune
It amazes me
It amazes me
What drives me crazy is that big fat yellow moon
Look up that pale light
Well she's waking the trees
I'm drifting in your hoodoo
And it amazes me
That magnolia state
Got a hold on me
I got no blues to preach
Just Mississippi company
Ain't no magic potion
No gri-gri on her side
She's bound to my salvation
Sweet little mama
Take me down by the river tonight
And it amazes me..."
AMAZES ME - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1989.
#321 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Islay, Scotland
Result: Day 16
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: Hotel in Bowmore on Islay, Scotland
Note: love learning about scotch ...in Scotland.
Training myself to draw has been an interesting exercise. I studied the workds of Nicolas de Crecy, the Rat Rod artists, Stephan Marjoram, R.Crumb, O.Wilson and many others. While I certainly will never develop the kind of talent they had, this has been a good way to "kill time" during the various periods of lockdown here in France during the Covid Pandemic.
WV1536
2010
AZ
"Just for today
I could try to live through this day only
Not deal with all life's problems
Just for today..."
(George Harrison lyrics)
Ink and coloured pencil on $teinbach paper
#319 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Scotland
Result: Day 14
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: B&B in Tarbert
Note: ... the scanner really hiccuped on this one...the colours are very subtle. THIS image is about us getting used to driving on the other side of the road again...traumatic like usual. Much writing to be added below the illustration...
WV1268
2008
AZ
"I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to stop
Love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox
When my money's all gone I'm on the telephone
Singin' hey hey mama can your daddy come home..."
(Dwight Yoakam Songs)
Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper
#243 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Image of Chipa with scarf + cat
Result: Chipa Neko
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2” x 11”)
Location: Home
Note: The temperature has done a real turn around from Monday, so off goes the A/C and on goes the furnace. Frost tonight. Just brrr. So it’s perfect timing to be inspired by this Harajuku regular, Chipa & her wonderful blue/green hair. Blue cat’s are on my brain this week :3
...also, I wanted to work on creating depth with the scarf/hair. ;)
#316 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Dublin
Result: Day 10
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: B&B Dublin
Note: Hubby had a list of OLD pubs he wanted to stand at the bar and drink a Guinness in. That...is pretty much what we did in Dublin.
#246 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: cats + origami + cold meds
Result: Nekogami / orineko
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: I blame this entirely on the decongestant medication I am taking for my head cold.
WV1738
2011
"And she's a habit I can't handle
For a reason I can't say
I'm in love with a wild white lady
She's as sweet as the stories say
White powder white lady
You're one and the same
Come on down to my house won't you
And hit this boy again!"
(Elton John/ Bernie Taupin, "21 at 33", 1980)
Ink on $teinbach paper
#228 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Currently planning my summer holiday
Result: Places I want to get cozy with.
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: This summer I will be packing up my sketchbook & drawing things for a 3 week trip. Tickets are booked & the serious planning is underway. Dublin will be just a 36 hour pub crawl..I mean layover, sandwiched between Spain & Scotland. The latter I've been wanting to explore more of ( Islay) and Barcelona is on my bucket list. Good times are on the to do list :D
#235 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: The Great Gatsby
Result: Gatsbee & Daisy
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: It was just begging to bee done. ;)
Off on a road trip tomorrow so it will be drawings on the go! See you Monday! :)
WV1385
2009
AZ
"Carve your number on my wall
And maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Ah, ah, ah, ah ..."
(The Beatles, George Harrison)
Ink on $teinbach paper
Training myself to draw has been an interesting exercise. I studied the workds of Nicolas de Crecy, the Rat Rod artists, Stephan Marjoram, R.Crumb, O.Wilson and many others. While I certainly will never develop the kind of talent they had, this has been a good way to "kill time" during the various periods of lockdown here in France during the Covid Pandemic.
#113 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Line from the GiTS OST, Lithium Flower... "she's incredible math"
Result: Binary Coiffure
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Faber-Castell Watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Alpha series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: I had to use the camera to take a picture of this because idiot me got caught up in the ones and zeroes, drawing right to the edge of the binding so scanning it became problematic....and yeah....that is a lot of 1s & 0s *face palm*...I have no idea what possesses me. *>.<!
ANYway the Stillman & Birn sketchbook continues to be awesome. The Faber-Castell watercolour pencils I scrounged up are not surprisingly brilliant and everything works well with my ink so I'm just all kinds of happy :D
#167 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Thinking of the ghastly Edward Gorey alphabet book...
Result: A is for Anna who walked through the wood.
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home while invaded by extended family. Cue the chaos!
Note: I sat down today to write up my own version of the Gashlycrumb Tinies, but involving untimely deaths that might befall mice. Studying Edward Gorey's drawings is a tremendously good way for me to learn & practice designing full scenes in ink. While his light touch of macabre is inspiring, the only one bearing any resemblance to the book is X ...all others are flights of grim fancy brought to you directly from the bleak depths of my own imagination. It's nice to have a plan B to fall back on if I can't come up with anything else to draw. I call it 26 Demice.