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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.
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?
#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
#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.
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#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
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.
#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.