Margaret's Gallery - April 2021

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Rabbit

Thank you for introducing me to this new technique, I haven’t had so much fun since discovering the artist Jon Tremaine and pointillism. I have chosen a different kind of hair for my task. I love animals and birds and this image has both. The scribing technique is ideal for the fur texture, once I started I had to continue becauseI couldn’t wait to see the finished result. Think I maybe hooked on this tool.

Street pen and wash

I liked this picture it’s not as loosely portrayed as the original but I prefer precision.
I am still not confident with paint application so it has been added carefully.
Enjoyed doing it though and it was great to see the class members after the Whitsun half term. It was so nice to have their company and catch up with all the news

Otter

This was my second attempt at scribing and I chose the otter this time.I found it difficult to get the depth of darker shading, even with a 9B pencil. I had applied so many layers of pencil that a charcoal pencil didn’t work on the shiny surface. I have used pen to get the effect although not ideal,lesson learnt for next time.

White on black

Decided to do this on black paper instead using a white pen to sketch the buildings.
Once I started I couldn’t stop, I drew the frame to get the size approximately and did the rest free hand. It was a pleasant change and relaxing.

Ink on coloured paper wash

I usually enjoy pen and ink but found the pen was more scratchy on this surface and didn’t glide across the paper. The background colour doesn’t enhance the image, I think the pen is far more impressive on a white ground.

Dylan

I have really surprised myself with this portrait. I sketched it out first using my tried and tested grid and was happy with that but I was dreading applying the acrylic paint.
This is the stage where it goes horribly wrong. I took time to do this and although there’s room for improvement, I think I have learnt from some of my mistakes.
I really enjoyed it and can’t quite believe that I did it and it’s not going to be binned!!!

Rose

I like flowers but wouldn’t ordinarily choose this subject myself. I used watercolour paint for the image but felt it needed enhancing a little so I added some pen detail.
In my opinion everything can be improved with some happy pen application.

Still life

Well it’s pen and ink so I am happy, relatively easy image not too testing.

Ink portrait

This portrait was more difficult than I first thought. I used a grid to help get proportions more accurate, the clothing was easy to replicate but the face proved to
be more testing. I think the wrinkles are the problem poor man has so many.
However it was fun to do.