Cardinal in Ballpoint Pen
11″ x 15″, Jetstream ballpoint pen on Stonehenge 90 lb. paper
Category: Pen
Whooping Cranes in Ink
And on paper and Ampersand Claybord.
9″x12″, ink on watercolor paper, probably Hahnemuhle Bamboo
The above is my favorite, but I’m also fond of the Claybord version, which is more stylized.
8″x10″, ink on Ampersand Claybord
(If you look closely at the above piece, you may be able to spot a Blue Crab in the water.)
My goal was to depict a family of Whooping Cranes. I used three different reference photos I had taken, all of the same bird. Another goal was to use what’s called a mother color to create a harmonious color scheme. Instead of relying on only one color to add to everything else I used, I created a triad “mother color” group with three primaries, and I added a small amount to everything. The paper version was all around more successful with that experiment, as the paper absorbed some of the intensity.
A Busy Drawing in Ink
Another Inktober drawing, this one using mostly India ink on Khadi paper. I bought a bottle of Higgins ink in brown, and it was a nice change from black and white. I ended up using Bombay inks to add some color.
10″x14″, ink on Khadi paper
Inktober Morning Glories Finished
18″x24″ India ink on canvas board
I hemmed and hawed about how much color to use, and in the end I threw caution to the wind and jumped in with the Bombay India inks and a brush. This was an absorbing project that lasted a week.
For the record, my blog program now offers options to generate text and photos with A.I. This is something I’ll never do.
