realism

Ballpoint and white ink on found paper.

Here is my submission to the 10th anniversary Plushform show at Rotofugi Gallery. I was invited by Shawn @shawnimals to participate in this fun show. He is the creator of the Plushform DIY plush figure being customized by 40 artists at Rotofugi, a designer toy store gallery in Chicago. The original Plushform show was in 2008. I was waiting for their official announcement before posting my final so I could link people to the site for more info. I was told they are working on it and will announce soon. This will be for sale at the show.

I did this one to practice my pencil work and to improve on drawing realism. I used a reference photo from one of my favorite magazines, Inked, I removed the other tattoos on the model except for the beautiful rose tattoo.

(Black biro on a 139mm x 89mm postcard) An artwork that explores shading techniques which are built up until images form to make them more random.

My fondness for medieval times combined with pop surrealism / low brow art.

(HB pencil on 182mm x 129mm card)

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on board

Frog Slug Monster has flowers for you.

Pen and ink doodle of a fantasy city in the sky.

INKTOBER 2017 DAY TWO DIVIDED?

(HB pencil on 139mm x 89mm postcard) Another random, chaotic dreamscape image using the same techniques as previous pieces.

(2B pencil on a 139mm x 89mm postcard) Another Dreamscape drawing that uses random shading to build up imagery in a surrealist automatism technique.

(B grade pencil on 125mm x 75mm notecard) Another dreamscape image. With this one, I decided to pick out points of detail whilst having the rest shaded in the background. It works well, even with minimum elements highlighted.

A rainbow fantasy tree drawn with a black ink pen and coloured with Caran d'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.

All you have to do is lift your chin up to encounter the most fascinating things in life. What would it take to lift up your chin and talk to the person sitting right next to you. I fear that one day we will forget the very essence of being a human.

Summer Trees

This drawing is a compass, but it’s not only a compas. It has the world in it in little triangles. Follow me on instagram for more of my work: @romy.e.art

This sentient pickle wants to be your best friend.

She bites

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

This is a grown up person

Tiny starflowers under trees are one part of macig at Finnish woods. This works point is more at illusion than realism