Author: Ink Nature
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Owl II
A quick watercolour and coloured pencil drawing finished today. I was wanting to loosen up a bit, and it felt good to be giving the ink stippling a rest for a moment. The reference photo is a beautiful image in black and white, so really it would’ve made a perfect subject for black ink. But…
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Together
This ink and collage has whispered alot of things to me while I’ve been making it. There’s been alot of stop and starts, but once I saw its story it was an easier path to finishing it. I’ve called it Together because the relationship between these lavender flowers struck me as a great example of…
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Owl
Lately I’ve been thinking about texture and surface. I always draw on thick cotton watercolour paper so that I can add washes anytime and know I’m not ruining a drawing. (Saunders Waterford and Arches Smooth are the two I go for.) But when I’m stippling it’s a different experience than running a pencil or chalk…
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Waiting
This has taken a really long time to draw, to stipple, possibly the longest I’ve ever spent on one piece. Every time I would come to sit in front of it I’d have to switch off the normal-life mind and slip back into art mind. I could slow down and step into my little world…
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Multi-headed Daffodils
Finally my planted bulbs have grown and are flowering, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s not a major feat and in today’s world where everything feels so volatile, a flower isn’t worth much mention. But, when I read the news, I am so happy and privileged to be able to walk outside into my messy,…
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silverpoint cat
Here’s a quick silverpoint portrait of one of my cats, May. I tend to refer to her as my desk goblin because she will never let me sit alone at my desk. Which is fine by me. She has a few locations. First she has her basket, which is pretty comfy, padded with cushions. Then…
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Shell Beach
This is my latest digital drawing, it’s getting much closer to what feels like a good translation my traditional style. I had a print delivered today, it’s the second time I haven’t wanted to cry in despair when looking at my drawings printed! I have had some absolute stinkers sent by mail from print companies.…
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Sheep
This drawing has been a bit of a journey. It started as a goat drawing originally, then I thought a goat and a sheep might be a good pairing (I read a parable that left me a bit confused, so I wanted to sit with it for a while.) Then after I finished drawing the…
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Bougainvillea
Here’s my latest ink and collage drawing. It’s from the bougainvillea plant, with collage from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was schmincke watercolour washes, dip pen & Art Spectrum black ink. This week I’ve picked up a bottle of walnut ink (Daniel Smith) for my next drawing, the brown…
anna campbell 