I don’t use pen and ink much at all. It’s wonderful – but I haven’t. I was aware of “Inktober” which is a daily challenge to draw with ink and post drawings online. A different word is given as a daily prompt. I participated this year, with a small online community and just finished. I’m posting some of my favorites below! You’re welcome to guess which prompt goes with which drawing.
How many revisions can one painting go through? When I took art classes in Portland, the teacher showed the video of Picasso revising one painting. It was astonishing the number of variations he tried. So in that spirit:
The studio I paint with, and take lessons from, had a group show with twelve artists – including me, which feels a little weird to say!
So here’s my last of five figures, all painted from photos from the Croquis Cafe art model resource online. I ended up feeling like the photos had less detail than I had in doing (face) portraits. Next I need to find some live models and try it out!
Experimenting is the word: with backgrounds, with line, with color.
"Not knowing how to do it is part of knowing how to do it." - Leon Kossoff 