Ian Bangs' Faves

Daily Drawing 685⁠ Odette made this amazing cover of AC/DC's song "Thunderstruck" for Like a Version. ⁠My most recent music discovery. What about you, discovered anything interesting lately?

Ball point pen portrait photo reference by Lee Jefries

A little painting exercise in Photoshop inspired by Gustav Klimt and the month of November.

mixed media - marker finished in Photoshop

Just a sketch in progress from the sketchbook.

Black and white sketch with some red in it.

'Oh how wonderful life would be, if I had my own little house in a tree!' This one was created for the Urban Explorer Challenge and I loved every minute of it! As a lover of the natural environment I had to draw on where my heart lies so a treehouse seemed a fitting response!

This was meant to be a quick 4”x 5” piece but somehow sucked up way more time than I’d planned. From my own photo for reference.

I am loving sketching when I am out and about. It is very different than working in my studio - and gives me ideas for my imaginary drawings.

11x14" ink on paper

I actually finally got round to framing this piece I did and hanging it up on my wall the other day, which made me really happy :). Tool used: acrylics, colouring pencils, posca markers on brown A4 card.

Gorilla in charcoal and graphite

Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds. — William Wordsworth

"One autumn evening". Oil on Linen 30 x 40 cm.

I started a graphic journal as homework for a Domestika course. It's really helpful for me. Somehow, it frees me up.

Trying brushworks and brushes

One of my favourite series. I'm trying to strike the right balance between the abstract and the realism, and I think I try to do that through my use of colours. It's the most rewarding feeling when you use unexpected colours and they come together somehow! Acrylics, watercolour pens and posca markers.