Tag Archives: ribbons
Pen and Ink Series #17: Ribbons, LA, 2025
I’ve been experimenting with line drawings of twisted ribbons. This is one of my compositions.
Outliers
This free form was self contained until I continued some of the inner contours beyond the outer boundaries. At first, I thought of them as ribbons. However, after I painted-in the dark surround, the extended strips lost their ribbon-like qualities. They looked more spiky and inflexible. An interesting transformation.
Bright Ribbon Abstract
Frequently. the lines in my free form designs intertwine. Sometimes I concentrate on the larger forms to which they contribute their areas. But today I painted between some of the twisting lines to create thin ribbons that thicken as they traverse the expanse of the paper. They seem to float in front of the earth […]
