Zooctober 2024, Day 22: “Frigate Bird”
"Yeah, it's real, and it's spectacular!"
I might be dating myself with that reference. Chime in if you get it!
I'm doing Inktober again this year. Sorta. The official prompts were not all awesome, and I wanted to draw animals other than birds, so no Birdtober this year. I just picked 31 animals to draw during this month. All of them in black ink, with subtle (or not) accents in red watercolour.
These pieces are special because they are very direct and raw. Sure, I know what I will draw, but then I just sit down and go at it. I draw a minimal sketch and then go to town! There's no erasing, and there are very few chances to correct things. It's just me and the paper, hoping I'll be able to put down what I see in my head. Sometimes, I succeed; sometimes, I have to be creative and find ways to incorporate into the piece the surprises ink throws at me. And then sometimes I have to bow my head and let the thing be what the thing wants to be. It's quite fun and humbling and exciting, and every day I find myself all giddy, wanting to share with you what I made. I hope you'll like them!
Now, since you're looking at this piece, let me give you some technical/practical details:
Hand-drawn in ink and watercolour on 270gsm smooth Fabriano paper.
5x7 inches. It's a standard size, so it'll be easy to frame.
Signed on the back. And the front. Yeah, I just went signature-crazy!
FREE SHIPPING (tracked and insured). Let's get all these pretty critters home safe and sound.
And that's pretty much it. I hope you like this piece, and I hope you'll give it a home, and I hope it'll bring something special to your wall. Put it in the cart and start a new love story with this lovely animal. No, wait...
"Yeah, it's real, and it's spectacular!"
I might be dating myself with that reference. Chime in if you get it!
I'm doing Inktober again this year. Sorta. The official prompts were not all awesome, and I wanted to draw animals other than birds, so no Birdtober this year. I just picked 31 animals to draw during this month. All of them in black ink, with subtle (or not) accents in red watercolour.
These pieces are special because they are very direct and raw. Sure, I know what I will draw, but then I just sit down and go at it. I draw a minimal sketch and then go to town! There's no erasing, and there are very few chances to correct things. It's just me and the paper, hoping I'll be able to put down what I see in my head. Sometimes, I succeed; sometimes, I have to be creative and find ways to incorporate into the piece the surprises ink throws at me. And then sometimes I have to bow my head and let the thing be what the thing wants to be. It's quite fun and humbling and exciting, and every day I find myself all giddy, wanting to share with you what I made. I hope you'll like them!
Now, since you're looking at this piece, let me give you some technical/practical details:
Hand-drawn in ink and watercolour on 270gsm smooth Fabriano paper.
5x7 inches. It's a standard size, so it'll be easy to frame.
Signed on the back. And the front. Yeah, I just went signature-crazy!
FREE SHIPPING (tracked and insured). Let's get all these pretty critters home safe and sound.
And that's pretty much it. I hope you like this piece, and I hope you'll give it a home, and I hope it'll bring something special to your wall. Put it in the cart and start a new love story with this lovely animal. No, wait...
"Yeah, it's real, and it's spectacular!"
I might be dating myself with that reference. Chime in if you get it!
I'm doing Inktober again this year. Sorta. The official prompts were not all awesome, and I wanted to draw animals other than birds, so no Birdtober this year. I just picked 31 animals to draw during this month. All of them in black ink, with subtle (or not) accents in red watercolour.
These pieces are special because they are very direct and raw. Sure, I know what I will draw, but then I just sit down and go at it. I draw a minimal sketch and then go to town! There's no erasing, and there are very few chances to correct things. It's just me and the paper, hoping I'll be able to put down what I see in my head. Sometimes, I succeed; sometimes, I have to be creative and find ways to incorporate into the piece the surprises ink throws at me. And then sometimes I have to bow my head and let the thing be what the thing wants to be. It's quite fun and humbling and exciting, and every day I find myself all giddy, wanting to share with you what I made. I hope you'll like them!
Now, since you're looking at this piece, let me give you some technical/practical details:
Hand-drawn in ink and watercolour on 270gsm smooth Fabriano paper.
5x7 inches. It's a standard size, so it'll be easy to frame.
Signed on the back. And the front. Yeah, I just went signature-crazy!
FREE SHIPPING (tracked and insured). Let's get all these pretty critters home safe and sound.
And that's pretty much it. I hope you like this piece, and I hope you'll give it a home, and I hope it'll bring something special to your wall. Put it in the cart and start a new love story with this lovely animal. No, wait...
