Tinta china sobre papel doble carta

Watercolour and ink on paper

#108 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Discovering the style exists outside of the Metaverse

Result: Cyber goth

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sailor Desk Fountain pen Extra fine in a *Moleskine Folio journal ( 21 cm 30 cm / 8 1/4" x 11 1/4")

Location: Home

Note: Obviously I live under a rock because I was not aware that Cyber Goth was a style that existed outside of Second Life as in the real world. I think that is AWESOME! :D I had too much fun drawing this, except…

I am really annoyed with this paper. I took a moment to just erase a spot with no pencil lines and a yellowish coating comes off the paper in the eraser bits. It isn’t my imagination. This becomes a problem because this fine layer clogs up my pen nib and makes it skip while I am drawing. Bad form Moleskine :/

While Moleskines' plain cashier journals are a nice, light, flopping sketchbook for traveling their Folio series is a total bust for any real work. Who knew?

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

George Harrison Songs Illustrated

GEORGE HARRISON

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Dark Sweet Lady

Music & lyrics by George Harrison 1979

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My dark sweet lady

You really got to me

You gave me everything

I've really fallen.

You came and helped me through

When I'd let go

You came from out the blue

Never have known what I'd done without you.

My dark sweet lady

Your heart so close to mine

You shine so heavenly . . . and

I love you dearly.

#169 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Edward Gorey + mice = 26 Demice project

Result: R is for Rory swallowed by a snake.

….and a warning to pay attention to your surroundings when walking down the street wearing your ipod. ;)

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: I’ve written up the entire alphabet for the demise of de mice but won’t be drawing them up in any particular order.

india ink sketch inspired by a model with large front teeth.

Watercolour and ink on paper

Ink on paper

Watercolour and ink on paper

I started something and others participated.

#166 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Looking at Edward Gorey drawings & vintage women's hats

Result: Fashion Foible

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: I can't help but imagine worse case scenarios whenever I see those fancy women's hats/headpiece with stuffed birds on them. Maybe it's just me...

Santa Fe Plaza scene

A booth @ San Diego Comic-Con. It's held in the huge San Diego Convention Center, which looks like a gigantic spaceship anchored to earth.

A good overhead view of the Convention Center from monodistortion:

www.flickr.com/photos/nmarshall/2999778988/

Trying out new ways of drawing with different ink nibs.

Linear notes to self.

This week’s Sketchbook Project challenge is: "drawing a self-portrait, without using a mirror.”

www.sketchbookproject.com/projects/challenge

Materials: Noodler's ink (Apache sunset) on Stillman & Birn, Zeta paper

Notes: it's easy to confuse yourself when drawing your own image from memory. What we see in a looking-glass is the mirror image of how we actually appear....which I suppose doesn't matter unless you don't have a part in your hair, etc.....

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, S.Clay 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.

You can read more about this sketch on my blog.

WIP: Drawing in ink and colored pencils for a demo, ~ 14" square, based on cookbook photo. Poor quality scan.

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

#353 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Son's Crossfit W.O.D. + 13 drawings to go

Result: Almost done, just a few more....

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

Location: Home

Note: Not counting down...nope...not me. Also I was thinking of all the crazy things my daughter was doing to get herself uber fit (yes handstand push-ups are something she does) and my son is in the thick of it, inspired by her and others are Crossfit Division. Can't say the obsessive compulsive nuts have fallen too far from the tree though...

Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013

#58 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: Norma Shearer

Result: Norma Shearer kitty-style

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

Location: At home

Note: Today is just an exercise in working on textures and teaching myself how to draw fabric. I expect I'll do more of this kind of thing, based on old Hollywood photographs, because they really are just tremendously inspiring to use as reference....all that draping fabric. I will conquer this stuff I swear! :3

#57 of 365 Daily Drawings

Inspiration: James Bond film:Skyfall

Result: The Partnership

Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Micron 005 & 02 pens, Faber-Castell PITT artist pen 199 B in a Moleskine plain journal

Location: At home

Note: Went to see the new James Bond film last night, packed house. It was a grand romp. If you have seen it you will understand the Royal Dalton Bulldog figurine reference.....if not I don't want to spoil it.

It's a good exercise in perspective, drawing weapons in general and thinking about how to draw liquid...all things I need to teach myself...and let me tell you....guns have a freaking bazillion maddening angles on them...but....I find them fascinating. The Walther PPK/S is a particularly sexy little piece.