Part of a series of 4 drawings that are "pre-cut " (drawn on different layers) and ready for animation in the program "Motion". I wanted to develop a real sketchy and dirty ink brush look with Procreate. It was tons of fun.;)

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

Kate Bush Songs Illustrated

THE KICK INSIDE

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The Man With The Child In His Eyes

Music & lyrics by Kate Bush 1978

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("He's here! He's here!

He's here! He's here!")

I hear him, before I go to sleep

And focus on the day that's been.

I realise he's there,

When I turn the light off and turn over.

Nobody knows about my man.

They think he's lost on some horizon.

And suddenly I find myself

Listening to a man I've never known before,

Telling me about the sea,

All his love, 'til eternity.

Ooh, he's here again,

The man with the child in his eyes.

Ooh, he's here again,

The man with the child in his eyes.

He's very understanding,

And he's so aware of all my situations.

And when I stay up late,

He's always waiting, but I feel him hesitate.

Oh, I'm so worried about my love.

They say, "No, no, it won't last forever."

And here I am again, my girl,

Wondering what on Earth I'm doing here.

Maybe he doesn't love me.

I just took a trip on my love for him.

Ooh, he's here again,

The man with the child in his eyes.

Ooh, he's here again,

The man with the child in his eyes.

a green vegetable

Platinum carbon black, DeAtramentis Whiskey & Sailor Tokiwa-matsu

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.

Basic Drawing Study

Cow skull

black ball point pen on drawing paper

Part of a series of 4 drawings that are "pre-cut " (drawn on different layers) and ready for animation in the program "Motion". I wanted to develop a real sketchy and dirty ink brush look with Procreate. It was tons of fun.;)

elkemay.typepad.com/elkemay/2011/12/trust.html

mixed media

inkdrawing of an indication of place and signature coin captured in resin.

ca 12 x 16 cm

Can't think of a name for this one - suggestions welcome :-)

5x7, ink on paper - urban sketch

#270 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Flipping through back issues of the fashion magazine W

Result: Oh no Darling...that's SO last Autumn!

Materials: Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook

Location: Home

Note: Friends prevent friends from making fashion faux paws ;3

I do adore fashion and in particular fashion photography ..which is not of this or any other reality. Don't know what color the sky is where these art directors get their inspiration but I want to go there.

Ink and Pastel

WV1708

2011

A portrait of one of the biggest Elton John Fans

Ink on $teinbach paper

Ink drawing on paper

Over a year ago when we were confined to avoid spreading a potentially deadly virus, I knew much of my photographic adventures would need to be curtailed. In similar time, something by Stephan Marjoram inspired me to fill a bit of time doing something creative. So I took up ink drawing. Just to see what I could do. I "borrowed" from many different styles as I attempt to explore the medium. And with zero photography projects in the queue I might as well fill this space with something. So here goes.

Ink drawing, 5" x 4", comes framed, available.

This is the Iron Gall version of the ink which is no longer manufactured.

#53 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: "Tomcats in suits" ...said Sama-san

Result: 4 suits (kitty style)

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Micron 005 pen, Faber-Castell PITT artist pen 199 B (OMGoodness, what great little brush/marker), in a Moleskine plain journal

Location: At home

Note:Thought process on how this happened:

~ Sama-san said "Tomcats in suits..."

=> Cats in Suits => James Bond wears a tux, which is like a suit, while playing baccarat => baccarat involves cards => cards have suits => 4 suits => 4 cats in suits => with suits

....yeah I don't understand the ping pong game of logic in my head either, but I'm certainly never bored.

I'm not sure when it occurred to me. Maybe it was criticism that a working artist passed my way. I set the pens down for a month while we were in Nice and let things "sit."

The Muse visited and I started thinking of some really goofy ideas. I said to myself "stuff 'um! I'm doing something silly and I'm doing it for myself."

To explain what these were I did a title page to each drawing. As if it really explained anything, that is.

I first shared these with friends in England during our weekly Zoom calls. We had a "Show and Tell" kind of setup. It was a great way to get beyond the loneliness and to spend time with friends, even if we weren't in person.

#205 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: My best friend brought toys for my cats

Result: Fishing for kitties

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron in a Moleskine Plain notebook

Location: home

Note: They blast with the toys my friend brought...in particular the mouse on a stick. Zen got so annoyed that he couldn't just run off with the mousie that he repeatedly kept chewing through the string to free his prey. Smart kitty.

Para que existan los renacimiento tienen que existir los remuertimientos

Watercolour and ink on paper

desenho a nanquim pose

printed on silk

www.spoonflower.com/fabric/692661

Watercolour and ink on paper

5x7, ink on paper, urban sketch