I love working in pen and ink almost as much as I love painting. I am starting a group of paintings today that use watercolor with pen and ink. This drawing is unusual in that I am working with pen and ink on unsized Japanese paper. It was very tricky to get a good drawing. I had to use a light touch because the paper absorbed the ink so quickly. Also, the soft paper fiber would get caught in the pen nib. I did have a few blobs, but I was able to hide them. I like the color of the sepia ink on the textured Japanese paper.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tree Study
I love working in pen and ink almost as much as I love painting. I am starting a group of paintings today that use watercolor with pen and ink. This drawing is unusual in that I am working with pen and ink on unsized Japanese paper. It was very tricky to get a good drawing. I had to use a light touch because the paper absorbed the ink so quickly. Also, the soft paper fiber would get caught in the pen nib. I did have a few blobs, but I was able to hide them. I like the color of the sepia ink on the textured Japanese paper.
