Pen and Ink---old school version
Developing the style of quick, wispy strokes that barely touch the page, then off again has now become my mainstay in ink art. That's how the lions' manes look the way they do. They've been called tree roots, worms; whatever. They just build up, layer upon layer. And those occasional oops blots, well, they can become shadows or other parts of the design, so that you might just have a difficult time telling they were ever anything other than a part of the original plan.
Pen & Ink seems to ooze from somewhere deep inside of my artist's psyche. I love it. While others look and say, "It's too slow." "I could never be patient enough to work all of those details and layers." I just smile and know that it's all a part of the process, the creating, the adventure of where the ink takes you and what eventually emerges from the blankness of the page.
Pen & Ink seems to ooze from somewhere deep inside of my artist's psyche. I love it. While others look and say, "It's too slow." "I could never be patient enough to work all of those details and layers." I just smile and know that it's all a part of the process, the creating, the adventure of where the ink takes you and what eventually emerges from the blankness of the page.
Animal Portrait Series
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This series continues to grow in number and popularity. Each piece requires hours of inking in order to build up the intricate details, such as whiskers, mane strands and the like.
Limited edition prints available for each of these drawings, $40-50 (prices vary) Each detail of the originals is found in the archival prints, which are available in the same size as the original drawings. Archival prints are hand-signed and limited edition series. |
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Detail of intricate layering and strokes of ink work (First: image Double Image Clouded Leopard; second: Smiling Lion)
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American Wildlife Series |
The majesty and beauty and diversity of American Wildlife is celebrated in this new series. The first installment, Mama Grizzly was stirred into being by a family trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Created in ink and colored pencil, this series will help the viewers be amazed again by all that nature has to offer for those who come close enough to enjoy.
Created in ink and colored pencil, this series will help the viewers be amazed again by all that nature has to offer for those who come close enough to enjoy.
Other Pen & Ink Pieces
This piece features the stipple effect; the man's face is done completely in dots of ink (with the exception of his hair). It is a painstaking process of building depth and intensity, and it delivers a striking effect.
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