This is the other half of Return of the Polar Bear, a drawing in my moleskine. It is after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, an artist from the 16th century. I began it as a way to try out his intricate use of line and hatching. The subject matter altered some along the way - his etching didn't have any animals, and of course mine had to be all about the animals. I also simplified. It turned out to be a wonderful lesson.
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A detail from Polar Bear Ship, a recently finished drawing after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, an artist of the 15th century. I changed it a fair bit, his didn't have polar bears - or any animals. I wanted to try out his style. I like this way of drawing.
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While visiting a friend, I took some time to draw his cabin.
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My family used to go to the same cabins at Netart’s Bay every year for a week at the beach. A happy memory.
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Fountain pen and watercolour in my moleskine. This was a lot of fun, but challenging to balance what to colour and what to leave.
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Another house that I found interesting, this one is across from the library in my local town. I love drawing all the vegetation detail - how the buildings decay and are slowly taken over by plants.
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I went out drawing in the nearby town and saw this attractive house on the edge of the park. I think it must have been built there before the park came into being.
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Playing with some animals in armour in my sketchbook.
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Drawn in my moleskine sketchbook with a fountain pen. I am having so much fun with my women in armour series. Can you tell that she has leather armour on? I am not sure how well that is conveyed.
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I love drawing old houses. I started this sitting in my car and later finished drawing the details in while in my studio.
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I enjoy bringing a bit of story-telling and hopefully ambiguity into my drawings. Done with my TWSBI fountain pen and watercolour in my moleskine
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This was done with fountain pen in my moleskine sketchbook. I wanted to try out a frame like they used to create for book illustrations. This is after an illustration by Virgil Solis from 1563. I have changed it to make it more contemporary.
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I had a lot of fun with this drawing. It later made me think of Arya in the Game of Thrones - though she never needed armour. Still, surely that little sword is Needle.
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This is a drawing of the little joey bandicoot we found in his mama’s pouch after she had been hit by a car.
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Did you have one of these as a child? I had multiples, every size from one that doubled as an eraser that you could fit on your pencil, to the extra large size, she must have been 10 inches high. Trolls were great with all their hair colours. My sister and I made them clothes and sent them on adventures.
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A second go at my drawing 'Animal Parade'. I wanted to try a different approach, a bit darker.
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This is a closeup of the Fox and Raven Frame I posted the other day. It is done with fountain pen in my moleskine.
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I have been drawing quite a few women in armor, most of them with animals. This was the first one in the midst of an action pose. It was fun to draw.
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Pen and watercolour in an old sketchbook. From a few years ago, but still has meaning for me. A consistent theme, animals and women.
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Pen and watercolour in my moleskine. As some of you are on your phone, I thought a detail shot might be helpful.