pen and ink

A study of human skull in ink and markers. From sketchbook #1, January 2018.

Playing with faces is fun and I can see where this might actually suggest some kind of meaning, although I can't yet put my finger on it.

In my Blue Star sketchbook serious art has been interrupted by two cartoon characters I came up with years ago that I drew for my university student newspaper. They're back! Adolescent silliness returns with the adventures of Hardball and Riley. There's a bit of allegory at work in this story, so it's not as infantile as it first seems. They are certainly fun and my main characters are very easy to draw. I do sometimes spend too much time on the background.

Hand drawn with pen and paper. Colored in photoshop.

Medium : Pen and ink on Bristol Board Size : 11" x 15 " Year illustration was done : 1987 This rendering of a broken down wagon, is part of a group of Pen and ink illustrations I did for a christian mission , for their pamphlet that was put together to imform the public about their services and ministry to the military members and their families. This mission reaches out to miltary through offering hospitality, Bible studies, holding retreats, and hosting luncheons for church groups. Military soldier who are in training also would come out to the rach to spend the weekend off post, to rest, learn the Bible , get home cooked meals, and enjoy out door recreation. I work as a summer missionary with this mission a couple of summer, helping with up keep of the ranch and helping with conducting the retreats. written by Stephen J. Vattimo

ink on paper, ink art, sketchbook, drawing pen, flowers

A work inspired by the great sounds of "Heavy Heavy". A mix of calligraphy, cartography, surrealism, typography, illumination and gilding.

Around The World pt.4

Old Doodle

ink + paper

The super hero skull. I am following botober prompts from @janelle.shane generated using the OpenAI net GPT-3. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxLBsSLdGZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Continuous line drawing of a figure on a land line telephone.

Another work created in Lockdown in Berlin. Drawn on a piece of drafting paper from an ingenieering student in Leipzig, 1923. Like the cellar it was found in, it expresses a longing to be outside. A longing to feel of use, a job to go to or someone to visit. It is confusion and patience drawn out thin and ready to snap at any moment.

A still from a video demo I did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knRC0XFSnZc

Watching three seals herd a school of fish and feast. Drawing with my non dominant hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRT_iOtBlKd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Tree done with black ink, leaves with blue and yellow inks (wet in wet technique). I really like how the leaves turned out.

Markers and ink liner on a coaster

I’ve really been enjoying ink lately - whether pen or Micron inks - it’s been a fun style to try. This was interesting, something different to a typical city street view.