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After I finished and packed up, a man working at a money exchange place who had been watching me, asked to see what I had drawn.

Watercolour and ink on paper

It occured to me that this shade of purple should look good with this particular green ink.... and I'd say that it does work rather well with it :)

 

Materials: Diamine Meadow & Majestic Purple + R&K Alt-Goldgrun inks on Stillman & Birn, Zeta paper

"THE acts of Him Whom God shall make manifest

are like unto the sun, while the works of men,

provided they conform to the good-pleasure of God,

resemble the stars or the moon...

Thus, should the followers of the Bayan

observe the precepts of Him Whom God

shall make manifest at the time of His appearance,

and regard themselves

and their own works as stars exposed to the light of the sun,

then they will have gathered the fruits of their existence;

otherwise the title of 'starship' will not apply to them.

Rather it will apply to such as truly believe in Him,

to those who pale into insignificance in the day-time

and gleam forth with light in the night season."

 

Selections from the Writings of the Báb

  

more character sketches with #20202020 books. #sinclair #popgunwar #almendra #itwillallhurt #tad #thewrenchies #Almendra #robottod #freehanddrawing #linedrawings #inkdrawings #booksketches

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. To pass time during a Pandemic, right?

 

pen drawing of quill and inkwell

Single line technique with colored ink applied to set a mood.

#210 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Ardbeg tasting with smoked salmon pizza

 

Result: Best meal ever

 

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

 

Location: home

 

Note: yeah it was really good.

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 it weren't in person.

 

Drawings sent out with books last month. #20202020 #lineartwork #drawings #pendrawings #originalcharacterdrawing #itwillallhurt #freehanddrawing #linedrawings #inkdrawings #booksketches #booksketch #inkart #inkartwork #leonfireglove

WV1328

2009

AZ

 

George

 

Coloured pencil and ink on $teinbach paper

  

Si no riego con agua potable los edificios de mi barrio, los balcones se secaran

créations féériques et mandalas

#298 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Canadian painter, Alex Colville died July 16th

 

Result: Squirrel Tribute to Mr. Colville

 

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook

 

Location: Home

 

Note: Many people find the art of Alex Colville to be overly controlled and profoundly disturbing and they should ~ each painting has a lot to say about the human condition, they make you think... and think deeply.

 

www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/for-pai...

  

alexcolville.ca/gallery/

  

#233 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Asian Street style shot from online

 

Result: Adorkable fashion

 

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: today with colour :3

Watercolour and ink on paper

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 it weren't in person.

 

Inktober 2023

Day 28

Sparkle

 

This year, I will try to make INKTOBER drawings based on popculture, drawn without sketching first.

 

Harley Quin... doesn't she sparkle just before smashing ones head?

#126 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Collapsed on the couch with a head cold today for a nap

 

Result: Cold Comfort

 

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 in a Stillman & Birn Gamma series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")

 

Location: Home

 

Note: REALLY fast sketch because I can not tell a lie...I am brain-deaded by this head cold. Do cat's really comfort us when we are sick or are they just great opportunists warming their toes? Who cares when they are so warm?

WV1779/2013

Ink and gouache on Steinbach paper.

 

"Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.

There beneath the blue suburban skies

I sit, and meanwhile back..."

 

(The Beatles)

  

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.

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 it weren't in person.

 

Size/ 5"X6"

Medium/ Ink, Origami

Date/ February, 2010

#222 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Today is my mother's Birthday

 

Result: Happy Birthday Mum!

 

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, 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: *^__^*

#278 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: Pride week in Toronto & the children's book Rainbow Fish

 

Result: Scales of equality

 

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & 02, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils & PITT pen white in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook

 

Location: Home

 

Note: Continuing to test the 180lb. Zeta paper from Stillman & Birn....in this case it was using watercolor on the reverse side of yesterdays' drawing ~ result is still no warping nor bleed through. While these hardbound books are designed to open so you can draw across the pages I'd not yet tried it ~ but here I did and it works REALLY well to create a two page illustration (although scanning it not so much)

 

The bonus for me, testing out this 5 1/2 " x 8 1/2" hardbound volume is that it is smaller than I am accustomed to working in and I've already picked-up the Epsilon for my trip drawing journal...so I won't be fussing as I work on a smaller space, I can just create! :)

 

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2012

Elton John Songs Illustrated

HONKY CHATEAU

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Susie [DRAMAS]

Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1972

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I got frostbitten in the winter

Ice skating on the river

With my pretty little black-eyed girl

She'd make your darn toes curl just to see her

  

I got a fringe front on my buggy

I got a frisky little colt in a hurry

And a pretty little black-eyed Suzie by my side

  

Well she sure knows how to use me

Pretty little black-eyed Suzie

Playing hooky with my heart all the time

Living with her funky family

In a derelict old alley

Down by the river where we share a little loving in the moonshine

  

I'm an old hayseed harp player

I'm the hit of the county fair

With my pretty little black-eyed girl

Living proof as she swirls

She's a dancer

#80 of 365 Daily Drawings

 

Inspiration: 12 Days of Christmas

 

Result: 4 Colly birds

 

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

 

Location: At home

 

Note: In the song The 12 Days of Christmas the verse many sing as '4 calling birds' is actually traditionally 'colly birds' as blackbirds are often called in the U.K. Coal mines were referred to as colliery and colly was a term used to describe something as black as coal. Why give 4 black birds as a gift? In medieval times small birds were often considered food sfuff, hence when illustrated you commonly see the quartet depicted IN a pie.

 

I thought the best way to approach this drawing was to have four colly birds kicking up a fuss about recipes, such at those from the 1597 edition of Thomas Dawson's *The good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin* which explained the best way to prepare byrds of their kind for supper.

Pen drawing of a fantasy figure that seems to repeat itself in my work.

4 versions of a drawing I just did for a friend. The fourth shoe (the gray one) is the original scan of the ink drawing. Inked with a Raphael 8404 number 3 #brush #shoe #inkdrawing

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