Greetings and Happy New Year!!!
Did more reading and sitting by the pool than anything else this year (and that is a good thing) but did manage to do two little sketches.
The first is a simple pen and ink with watercolor. In my mind, the calligraphy (Pilot parallel pen and an inexpensive flex pen) really makes the picture stand out.
Below is a small watercolor of the Atlantic Ocean, which was a gorgeous clear green that contrasted against the cerulean sky, done with using only a 1 inch flat brush.
I hear it is great place to grab a beer and some wings and some sliders. . .
Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor block, 9x12
The trees have mostly lost all their leaves, so I am a bit late for a tribute to the fall foliage. Here is a final farewell to fall. Winter is coming. . .
A bit of pen and ink, a bit off calligraphy, and finish it up with a whole lotta water color. I like the contrast of the vibrant orange watercolors and the dark ink.
Watercolor, pen & ink on paper
A fun little multi-media piece. . .watercolor with pen and ink and a bit of calligraphy (still playing with fonts). I have not seen our pileated woodpecker at the feeder for awhile, I wonder where he has gone.
Watercolor pen & ink
Noodler's Apache Sunset in a pilot parallel pen. . .flourishes with Jinhao 159 (Goulet medium nib).
Noodler's Apache Sunset is an extremely high shading ink. And the pilot parallel pen 6 mm pen is a the perfect pen to showcase its potential. The flourishes were done with a modified Jinha0 pent with a Goulet #6 nib. I was just goofing around, but I really like the gothic-esque lettering. Wish I could easily crop out the scribbles up top.
Trying out my new glass brush (yes, glass). It is super cool and you can get an amazing amount of line variation by changing the angle of the brush to paper. Here is a quick sketch of a horse in ink. I like this Super 5 ink (Delhi), it is as soft yellowy-orange. And it is yet another three legged horse, of course, of course.
Super 5 Delhi ink (glass brush and blue pumpkin nib)
And here I am just having fun with a high shading ink (Apache Sunset), blue pumpkin nib and some water.
Noodler's Apache Sunset ink (blue pumpkin nib and pilot parallel pen)
Just trying to do more simple sketches, doodles and what nots in my new sketchbook. Doodling is just fun. . .and relaxing.
I am looking to rediscover my lettering and calligraphy skill. Believe it or not, in a time before computer fonts, I used to lots of hand lettering (and was quite good at it). Now, my skills have atrophied. The new pilot parallel pens I received for my birthday are the perfect tools and opportunity to just practice.
