Old76 Music-inspired Art 2010

"Oh you came to town in headlines

And eight hundred dollar shoes..."

An ink drawing of Sir Elton John after the Cover of the Rolling Stone in June 1971.

Elton signed it during one of his concerts in the USA.

a bit of wall paper placed on an ink drawn tree with scrap book paper as leaves.

pencil on paper

"Just feel the Killing Heat"

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

"I was born on amen corner

I pound rock face, I get lonely

But my family they go hungry

Sill the boss man he call us lazy

Don't the old blue heaven

Look a lot like your eyes

When you're blinded by the brightness

Of the Transvaal sky..."

(DURBAN DEEP, a song from Elton John with lyrics of Bernie Taupin, 1989)

#75 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: My recent birthday

Result: Infinity Dragon

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Micron 005 & 02 pens, in a Moleskine plain journal

Location: At home

Note: I have always been associated with dragons. I don't mean that I think I am one or feel an affinity for them, rather that throughout my life people have gifted me with dragon totems and nicknames. Born in the Year of the Dragon helps explain how it started, but not why it has persisted for decades. After a while it just became such a strong part of my identity that I now sport a dragon tattoo.

As a birthday card to myself I decided to draw one, curled in the symbol of infinity, which also happens to be the shape that my family has traditionally baked for birthdays a sweet bread made with saffron, raisins, orange peel and almonds instead of a cake with candles. :)

Cuando miro al cielo veo las calles de mi ciudad

#309 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Barcelona

Result: Day 3

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook

Location: apartment in Barcelona

Note: The following drawings are reflections of my trip to Spain, Dublin and Scotland. It's a combination sketchbook / journal. Not all of the pages contain writing ....those are yet to be filled in because while I did make a point of doing a drawing every day I really didn't have time to also fill in the blanks with words...those are to come. I just needed to get these posted so I could get my daily drawings back on track. :)

WV1356

2009

AZ

Red moves in The Blue ...

Ink on $teinbach paper

Inktober #10 of 31

Inspiration: ... Thinking of fairy tales...

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Kuretake No. 13 Fountain Brush Pen & Faber-castell in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook

Location: Home

Note: just messing around...if I get my chores done today then I might get at those cats that are piling up.

Watercolour and ink on paper

ink drawing for second Weye design. Shameless Weye plug www.weyemusic.com

Ink drawing on plastic bottle

....I don't even know what to make of this colour. Scanning it. Photographing it.....nope. Not going to get anywhere near the weirdness in real life. Red? Orange? Touch of neon peach? It breaks with water to paler but even more messed up version of what it scans. I have no idea....aside from the fact that it is not to my tastes.

American Bittersweet

WV1129

2008

Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper

"...You can't shoot down the moon

Some things never change

We can build a bridge between us

But the empty space remains

Just as long as you're around

We live on borrowed time

I'll put my money where my mouth is

You're guilty at the scene of the crime

I never say more than I need

The mystery runs deep

The dangers buried below

The secrets that you keep"

SHOOT DOWN THE MOON - Elton John, 1985;

What I'm working on today. I'll explain it once I get the drawing finished.

WV1311

2009

AZ

A perfect day in LA for EJ fans, 25.10.75...

Ink on $teinbach paper

#69 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: What if 007, Q & M were canines...

Result: MI-K9

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Micron 005 & 02 pens, in a Moleskine plain journal

Location: At home

Note: Yeah more Skyfall inspired doodling....*cough*....this time thinking what breeds would Bond, Q and M be if the were dogs.

The answer...at least using my pretzel logic are the following ~ Scottish Deerhound/007 (big, loyal gun dog and...er ...Scottish), Border Collie/Q (always the smartest pup in the class...THE genius of the dog world) and British Bulldog/M (no explanation necessary) ~ but most important....ALL are native to the U.K... in case you were wondering.

Two Arab lads saw me sketching and stopped to chat. One said I was self confident to be able to sketch on a Saturday night in this spot. I told them that lots of people passed me but they were the only ones to stop and ask me about my work. He said it’s natural to stop and chat to someone drawing. They asked if I could draw them and that I should be in no hurry. They said the shoes look better drawn than their faces!

I sent them this sketch.

inkdrawing

Inktober 2017 day 12

Thank-you to Bureau Direct for this sample :)

Done with Prismacolor markers

Penn Libraries call number: IC5 Ar432 516o 1756 Folio

All images from this book

#120 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Dr. Who

Result: Bow Ties are Cool!

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Copic MultiLiner SP 0.03 in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")

Location: Home

Note: My 12 year old son and I have been watching a lot of Dr. Who lately and it's become a running joke around the house to just randomly proclaim that 'bow ties are cool!' I'm sure the owl Doctor has been done a bazillion times before but I just had to get it out of my system :)

a small section of the Wall of Trees

My lovely muse today is Merlin, based on a photograph by Martin Usborne. Drawn with Platinum Carbon black and Kalligraphie Scriptorium's Oak Gall inks.

...working the permanent inks and having little nervous breakdowns daily, but getting braver.

Watercolour and ink on paper

Ink and Watercolour

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

Elton John Songs Illustrated

VICTIM OF LOVE

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Born Bad

Music & lyrics by Elton John & Pete Bellotte 1979

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You've been crying

And there ain't no use denying

It was me

Who put you through this misery

And I'd like to say I'm sorry

But I can't, no I can't

Nothing's gonna change me

Baby, that's the way I am

I was born bad

Always been the same, yes I was born bad

Never gonna change 'cause I was born bad

Only me to blame 'cause I was born bad

Yes I was born bad

Always been my habit, I was born bad

Just can't seem to help it, I was born bad

Always gonna happen, I was born bad

'Cause I was born bad

I mistreat you

And you know I always cheat you

But that's me

And that's the it's always been

And I'd like to say I'm sorry

But I can't, no I can't

Nothing's gonna change me

Baby, that's the way I am

Watercolour and ink on paper

#195 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Lots of squirrels in the yard today

Result: Bubblesqueak

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

Note:...the rodent militia has been busy dashing about garden & deck, stuffing their faces with seeds & entertaining my cats....so I was inspired to draw a squirrel. I hesitated when committing to filling in the figure with shapes instead of fur...those first few circles being the hardest...but once you start you just gotta go for broke now that you've laid some ink. Good self challenge.

#76 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Joulupukki / Yule Goat

Result: naughty goat

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Micron 005 & 02 pens, in a Moleskine plain journal

Location: At home

Note: The word for Santa Claus in Finnish is Joulupukki/Yule Goat and a straw goat is a traditional symbol of this festive season. This is a nod and a wink to family in Finland :)

....and I wanted to draw a cute goat. Maaaaaa.

WV1148

2008

AZ

Imaginary EJ Jacket

Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper

Hitching Post, Apache Junction, AZ