Sometimes it is nice to just pick up a pen and attack the paper in a different way. No water, no assembling pencils, squeezing out paint; just pick up a pen and start sketching from a reference photo by Pat Issacs of Wet Canvas.
I found a good cow photo on the wet canvas photo library posted in the pen and ink challenge that appealed to me for a quick freehand sketch. It is a relaxing past time. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this art form.
In an earlier life, before I found an art shop in Kampala where I was living, I started doing lots of pen and ink work. There was plenty to inspire me there. The following are works I completed in my travels.
This is a Karamojan from Uganda.
A quick sketch of a "Fish Mammy" in Nigeria
Another quick sketch of a construction worker in Tanzania.
I have even used a biro ball point in some work. That artwork lasted 30 years so although the paper has discoloured and the black ink has faded to a sepia colour, I still have my chimps on the wall. The paper I acquired at the time was not archival, but in Africa you may not always find a good supplier. 
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2 comments:
Thanks for your comments on my blog. I'm glad you like my current work. As for your recent ink drawings... I LOVE THEM!
It is good of you to post a larger version of the chimp that you had shared earlier. I like that one a lot, and from the others I like your sketch of the cow the best.
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