Centerpiece and Fire

There was a fire at my house recently. I'm typing this post from a makeshift computer desk in the hotel I'm staying at. So the updates can now continue.

I'm happy to say I never stopped my daily drawings. Some drawings looked better than other drawings, of course. I'm beginning to notice some improvements here and there. When I create something that I view as less than successful, I ask myself what could be improved.

The above piece took a couple hours to put together. It is based on some fake flowers from a centerpiece in the dining room of this hotel. I can't wait to get back to my art room at home, but this unexpected trip has given me some new sights and experiences to look forward to.

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Drawloween (at my own pace) - Pumpkins

Inktober Day 3 - "Bait"

Old school pen and ink. I haven't used a crow quill pen since high school - and, even then, I remember struggling to get it to work. This time, I thought I would try to create something using only cross-hatching. The prompt word today is "bait". This word took me into a lot of different ideas, but the one I ultimately landed on is based on the will-o-wisp. In my head, I imagined glowing orbs in front of a copse of swamp trees all created with layers of cross-hatching. Things had to be scaled back a bit. There are still two trees in the background if you look hard enough. Success? Sort of. It forced me to use a different kind of pen and, in doing so, made me want to keep going and get better with it.

Horse in Ink and Brush

Based on a toy horse I use for reference. I don't have a lot of experience with ink and brush - but I thought tonight would be a great time to just play around and try something new. Without the pressure of creating a masterpiece, I went to work immediately. I think I may have mixed too much water into my ink for this one. I really like some of the lines and relationships here. The proportions are pretty messed up, but this may be the closest I've come to getting a horse to look like a horse. I'll probably do more with ink and brush soon.

Rainbow Bisque

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