In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea….
In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea. …
In celebration of “Inktober” – a yearly celebratory meme for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea. As…
Late Summer at Harlem Meer, Central Park. Here’s a 3×5″ ink wash of the copse on the southern shore.
A nice bout of weather saw me in with all my gear at the meer today for a few hours. Continuing to drill into the copse of trees on the southern shore and work on complexity and abstraction. i’m using a combination of wash and ink work. And in two…
A quick cold bounce down into the 40s again today made for a short trip to the Meer. Sitting in the cold is not welcoming to wet media, so i took a step back to brushpen and marker. The thing about complicated subject matter, like landscape is that there is…
A return to plein air sketching with the moderate weather at the park. Spent a couple of hours at Central Park on Wednesday patching together a two page panorama of the southern shore. Rough work and super rusty. But back in the saddle. Can’t wait to find out where…
Not NOT drawing. But drawing Nothing. Well ok, Not NOTHING. But bramble, thicket and backgrounds. Detritus. These are things that you cheat on in painting. That most people cheat on in painting. The Ruskin-ites would skoff at the lack of clarity and certitude. But every other painter I enjoy would…
Quick check in with some drawings from last week… Went at the Meer with an actual brush and some Dr. Martin’s Black Star ink. Both of these pieces were on a toothy cold-press card. Both images are of the Copse on the Southern shore. In the second one you can…
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