Grackles in Ink
More grackles. They’re so expressive.
12″x18″, India ink on Khadi smooth watercolor paper
I purposefully held back on this one. If I did this again, I’d probably spend more time on the plants (yellow pond lily or Spatterdock). I don’t think I’d add linework but would use more layering. I’d like to think I used restraint for once, but I think it’s more honest to say I wasn’t certain what to do so I stopped. In the end, it has a rather print-like feeling.
I agree that it looks like a vintage print in one of my old plant ID books. I really like this muted effect 🙂
I’ve been inspired lately by illustrators using pen and ink or creating prints, etchings, etc. I know what you mean about old illustrations. Thank you!