Late Afternoon

February 03, 2012

ink and watercolor with gouache

Struggling with color. And value. And drawing.

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Bar Chat

February 01, 2012

brush and ink

Here’s a line drawing I haven’t screwed up with paint yet.

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Ink Studies #14

January 27, 2012

ink and watercolor in sketchbook

Ink and watercolor in sketchbook, after Atget photo.

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Ink Studies #13

January 25, 2012

ink and watercolor in sketchbook

After an Atget photo. Ink and watercolor in sketchbook.

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Color Scheming

January 18, 2012

ink, watercolor, gouache

Ink and watercolor with gouache highlights.

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Ink Studies #12

January 16, 2012

brush and ink and wash in sketchbook

Studies after Arno. Trying to get a grip on his highly distilled style, trying to get a grip on this (newish, unfamiliar) brush, trying to get warmed up for other drawings.

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Ink Studies #11

January 11, 2012

brush and ink in sketchbook

From an old photo. Brush and ink in sketchbook.

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Ink Studies #10

January 09, 2012

brush and ink in sketchbook

Studies after Mauldin and Eisner. Mauldin is gold for fans of evocative brushwork. I notice that he and Eisner both have the “feathered shadow” thing, where some folds and shadows have hatching instead of being solid black shapes. Maybe it was the era.

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