London calling… (Part 2)

I returned to the pen and ink drawings over Wednesday and Thursday evening, and I’m glad that I did.  I think the sepia ink works better with a more simple style.  Just the outlines have been inked in, and (to my eyes at least!) I think it looks good:

Here’s the first version I did on Tuesday:

See, I do think the simple version works better, what do you think?  I also had a go at a view of the London Underground:

I haven’t a clue what I’m going to do with these yet.  So far they’re just experiments so I may do a few more and then decide whether they’re good enough to do some print of…

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London calling…

It’s a sad fact, but my hands were too stiff to do any bookbinding today: clearly I overdid it at the weekend.  So I turned to sketching instead…

When I sketch with ink I normally just use a pen, but today I decided to have a bash with an old fashioned dip pen and some ink.  It’s turned out pretty well, but I think I’ll use less colour next time.  I’m more accustomed to using watercolours, but with ink it’s more difficult to get the same effect.  Practice makes perfect though, so watch this space!

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Jabberwocky: ACEO set

What’s an ACEO?  Click here to find out.

I rarely paint these days, but this morning the desperate urge came over me (sounds dreadful doesn’t it?!) and I came up with this:

A set of 9 ACEOs, intended to be sold as a set, which together form a single painting.  Gouache, watercolour, acrylic and ink.

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