Underlying the watercolors is an ink sketch of some thick pine bark. I overlaid the outline of a lady slipper flower formation on the bark to create a complex of textures. The water soluble black ink ran when I applied the watercolors (which accounts for some of the muddiness in the piece). All things considered, […]
I began this sketch by inking the texture of palm tree bark, with a water-soluble ink pen. Within the areas defined by the edges of the bark, I applied watercolors. It reminds me a bit of an ant farm or other structure with separate chambers. The watercolor unifies the composition. Please visit my Etsy shop […]
I began this piece water-soluble ink, sketching the woody islands of a particularly craggy bark from a young tree. After flicking water on it from an old tooth brush, the inky lines darkened and some ran down the paper. I used the outlines of the texture units to contain the colors. The end result reminds […]
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The bark texture that I inked in at first didn’t seem to survive the watercolor overlay. The lady slipper collection of flowers in upright with white centers and a lavender/purple surround. I used the overall shape of the flowers and laid it on its side. I used the organization of the individual flowers to display […]
The underlying pen and ink work includes rough impressions of Horseweed, Lady Slippers, a chain-link fence, and the texture of tree bark. I applied the watercolors, first with red at the center of the flower cluster with a yellow surround. I echoed this with a purple-white transition in the mid-to-lower section of the piece. Outlining […]
I’m trying to change my color palette from the previous series, which was on the cooler side, consisting of greens, blues and earth tones. Today I used four different textures to underpin the watercolors. The horseweed plants are distinguishable but the others (chain links of a fence, spines of a cactus and gnarly bark of […]
I am quite happy with this collection. I increased the image size to 4×6″, alternated the orientation from portrait to landscape, and devised a new process to create interesting outcomes. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: […]
I overlapped my pen and ink renderings of Ricinus leaves and Yellow Bell flowers in this design just as I did in yesterday’s post. It is easier to distinguish between the leaves and the flowers in this drawing. The center vein of the leaves divided the sun from the shadow, so I used green and […]
This sketch is a combination of the multi-pointed leaf of Ricinus and the lovely curved contours of the yellow bells. Although I must have passed by the castor bean plant many times, I noticed it for the first time, today. I also took the time to look more closely at the bright yellow/orange flowers poking […]
