Tonight’s artwork, framed in white: Cormorant fishing. Somewhere in China. Near a blossom-laden old tree. There are hills rising from the mist, and a temple sits at the top of a hill, under a big red sun.
Black, grey, pink and red brushpens, water brush, on watercolour Montval Canson paper. 10×15 cm (4×6 in.)
Third abstract prompt. I resented it a little bit: the entire year has been disgusting –Give us a break!
I chose to reproduce part of a Moebius character and arrange a bit the tentacles.
Done with a black 0.05 mm Graphik line maker from Derwent.
I wanted to avoid drawing the common “slippery when wet” sign that is found in public restrooms, or the banana peels, but really liked how some of the artists I follow have executed their version of the prompt.
I went for penguins sliding. I love penguins, they’re super cute.
Done with my black 0.05 mm Graphik line maker from Derwent.
I loved doing this one!
Major Fatal, an iconic Moebius’ characters (albeit a chunky version that I didn’t intend, but without sketching first, such things happen), standing in the desert in front of a tall levitating crystal, observing a wormlike figure within. I drew a dune in the background. I noticed afterwards that I got the shadows exactly wrong.
Done with my black 0.05mm Graphik line maker from Derwent.
I loved loved loved doing this one!
I initially wanted to draw an armadillo but went for my other favourite theme instead, and drew a samurai in armor.
I used the black 0.05 mm Graphik line maker from Derwent (it’s nearly dead now). I spent 45 minutes between the contours, refining them and adding layers of black.
I wasn’t very much inspired by the prompt until I remembered from my visit to the Great Wall of China in 2016 that it features outposts at almost every section!
I tried a minimal approach, leaving out the surrounding mountains, much of the vegetation and even the structural details, and like how it came out.
Done with my black 0.05 mm Graphik line maker from Derwent.
I made a simpler version of “two cranes on a pine tree” which I drew for a friend last year.
I used black, grey and ink brush pens, drew on a watercolour postcard, and painted a gold outline with a thin brush and liquid gold ink.
A quick go at two cranes on a pine tree, based on a mural I photographed in China in April 2016:
I chose a sheet of beige Canson paper, used a Pentel black brushpen for the outline and the black feathers of the cranes, and watercolor for the rest. I added white watercolor for highlights on the branch, and a white Posca pen for the cranes’ neck line and beak:
Here is the resulting painting, framed (30×20 cm) and ready to give to Isabelle as a present:
I made a simpler version in 2019 using ink and gold on a postcard.
