Cardinal in Ballpoint Pen
11″ x 15″, Jetstream ballpoint pen on Stonehenge 90 lb. paper
Tag: bird
July Slump
It happens pretty much every year. A few small sketches, maybe, but that’s about it for an entire month. As temperatures rise, my creativity slumps. Even so, I did mange a few ballpoint pen sketches, including this robin.
9″x12″, Uni Jetstream ballpoint pen on Khadi watercolor paper
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.
Grackles in Ink
I added a little bit of yellow colored pencil to the eyes, but it turned out to be on the dull side. I was too lazy to look through my art supplies to find something better. Now that’s sad!
10″ x 14″, ink on Khadi watercolor paper