Author: Ink Nature
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September Shell
This drawing was on rough Arches paper, which on reflection probably wasn’t such a wise choice! It was pretty brutal on my pens, and although it might’ve gone well with the texture of the shell subject I don’t think I’d pick rough again! There were no watercolour washes on this to begin with. Once it…
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Wisteria
This week I drew a flower that I saw growing over a broken fence, tangled in amongst nasturtiums and overgrown hedges. There were so many blooms or whatever they are called for Wisteria. I really need to learn a bit more about the tree. Or is it a plant? Wow, I don’t even know that!…
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Calm Chaos
This piece was made when I noticed the turning of the seasons. That first proper glimpse of the colder wet months. This tree has yellow blooms but I really couldn’t budge past pink hues again. The native birds love it, the bugs love it, we love it. Not sure what it’s called unfortunately… our garden…
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February Flowers
Today I finished a piece that has taken a really long time to complete. Life has been a bit hectic so it was a slow pace the whole way with this drawing. I might be making prints out of it soon but for now I’d just like to find a home for the original. There’s…
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Curse of Shadows
It’s been an exciting month, with the second book in the Amassia Series (by A.K. Wilder) coming out. The second book is titled Curse of Shadows. Exciting because I had the great opportunity to draw four additional chapter headers for this book to go with the original ones. Also because I am a huge fan…
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Camellia
It’s not often I draw or paint with pink, but I’m trying to not be so scared of soft colours that aren’t green, brown or grey. Pinks and purples are sometimes tricky to work with for me. I guess I gravitate more to the earthy gloomier colours. Haha! Anyway, here is Camellia. It grows in…
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Blue Potato Bush again
In bloom again and I couldn’t help myself. This time around I’ve drawn this plant with traditional medium and tools, watercolour and dip pen. It’s a bit darker than I was planning but that’s just the way it goes, sometimes it’s best to listen to the subject and not get too in-your-head about what it…
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September Lemons
I started this drawing in September and seriously misjudged how long it would take to finish. I didn’t factor in holidays or that I’d forget to pack my collage gear. Oops! As a nice piece of fate, where we stayed had two bountiful lemon trees so I had the real thing to draw from, it’s…
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More Calendula
With a mass of new calendula flowers growing outside, I didn’t feel too bad about making a handful of them sit in a vase to become the newest drawing matter. I’m not sure yet if they might have some ‘halo’ effects put on tomorrow, but incase I ruin the original drawing I thought it best…
anna campbell 