Pen, ink, watercolor. I used Bee 8×10 cotton watercolor paper. It’s not expensive, but price does not always indicate “good” or “bad” paper. It is a nice paper to work on whether wet, damp, or dry. Because it is small, color is easier to control than on a large sheet. I like it a lot.
I haven’t had time to do any artwork for the past four or five days, and I can feel it. Colors, ink, brushes all feel like aliens. To counter this, I watched a Peter Sheeler video – his pen work is phenomenal – delicate, spare, assured. The same may be said with his usage of color. With this in mind, I went ahead and did this. The inking is okay; I didn’t do any drawing in pencil, but went straight ahead with a Micron pen. From there, I applied color and tried to keep it simple, but my usual messy style took over.
Yesterday’s post had some lies in it. I thought there were not a lot of seals on the beach. It turns out there are literally tons of them, strewn along the sand and on the rocks themselves, disguising themselves as rocks. Check out the picture below. Click on it once, it will fit on your screen. Click on it again and then you can see those sneaky little critters! Sheelah sure has sharp eyes!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 