#inktober 2016 days 16-20

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Day 16: wet. Black ink drawing of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai.
Black ink drawing of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai


Day 17: Battle. Black ink drawing of a Studio Ghibli battle scene; sword fighter and knife fighter surrounded by a semi-circle of men holding rifles, swords and spears.
Black ink drawing of a Studio Ghibli battle scene; sword fighter and knife fighter surrounded by a semi-circle of men holding rifles, swords and spears.


Day 18: Escape. Black ink drawing of a hand (my hand), tethered by a weight, and holding a smoking cigarette. Black ink drawing of a hand tethered by a weight and holding a smoking cigarette


Day 19: Flight. Black ink drawing of an airplane in flight. Scene from a Ghibli Studio picture.
Black ink drawing of an airplane in flight. Scene from a Ghibli Studio picture.


Day 20: Squeeze. Black ink drawing of a couple embracing.
Black ink drawing of a couple embracing


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#inktober 2016 days 11-15

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Day 11: transport. Because love transports and moves people. Because I am in love.

Black ink and red felt pen showing a branch with leaves and heart-shaped red leaves. Two red birds on a branch facing each other, their wings shaped as a heart.  Black ink and red felt pen showing a branch with leaves and heart-shaped red leaves. Two red birds on a branch facing each other.


Day 12: worried. I *was* worried that day! Took me forever to get started and draw. That was appropriate. 

Black ink and watercolour showing an reproduction of Munch’s The Scream. Black ink and watercolour showing an reproduction of Munch's The Scream


Day 13: scared. Black ink drawing of a scared eye.Black ink drawing of a scared eye


Day 14: tree. This is inspired by a print by Hiroshige. 

Black ink drawing of a big tree by a lake, three tiny peopke underneath and three cranes taking off above the water. Black ink drawing of a big tree by a lake, three tiny people underneath and three cranes taking off above the water


Day 15: relax. My boy a couple weeks ago (except it doesn’t look like him.)

Black ink drawing of a boy reading a comics book on a rocking chair.Black ink drawing of a boy reading a comics book on a rocking chair


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#inktober 2016 days 6-10

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Day 6: hidden. Black ink drawing of a woman hidden partially by a hood.
ink drawing of a woman hooded

Day 7: lost. Black ink drawing of a man in the desert in front of a post with elements which shadow on the ground forms an arrow. (Cf. Marc-Antoine Mathieu)black ink drawing of a man in the desert in front of a post with elements which shadow on the ground forms an arrow

Day 8: rock. Black ink and light watercolour picturing pebbles piled on top of a rock in green water. Black ink and light watercolour picturing pebbles piled on top of a rock in green water

Day 9: broken. Black ink and grey/blue watercolour picturing broken glass.
Black ink and grey watercolour picturing broken glass.

Day 10: jump. Black ink and grey watercolour showing a horse jumping. Black ink and grey watercolour showing a horse jumping


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#inktober 2016 days 1-5

[cf. Inktober: 31 Days 31 Drawings, with a theme list, in case one needs inspiration.] My production thus far:

Day1: fast. Black ink and colour pencil drawing of a young samurai holding two swords, feet wide apart in a samurai stance of sort. Black ink and colour pencil drawing of a young samurai holding two swords, feet wide apart in a samurai stance of sort. I drew this at the bar Saturday, on the tiny note book that I got at the ParisWeb conference, using the wonderful Muji ink brush pen that Delphine gave me. A challenge for me was to draw it across and spanning two pages.


Day2: noisy. Black ink reproduction of Hiroshige Utagawa ‘full moon at Mimeguri’, showing in the forefront a wooden boat on water surrounded by reed, more reed in the middle ground as well as wooden stumps of sort, the silhouette of a forest in the background, and the full moon at the top.Black ink reproduction of Hiroshige Utagawa 'full moon at Mimeguri', showing in the forefront a wooden boat on water surrounded by reed, more reed in the middle ground as well as wooden stumps of sort, the silhouette of a forest in the background, and the full moon at the top. I drew this on the plane back from Paris, using Delphine’s Muji ink brush pen. Stéphane had given me a cardboard bookmark with this illustration, which he had gotten from the Guimet Museum of Asian Art that we visited per Virginie’s recommendation. I love Asian art, as the majority of this set suggests. As far as the theme is concerned, there’s nothing particularly noisy about this drawing, except for the fine lines that disrupt the stillness of the white paper.


Day3: collect. Black ink reproduction of a Japanese print from 1801 picturing a couple embracing, their mouths almost touching. Black ink reproduction of a Japanese print from 1801 picturing a couple embracing, their mouths almost touching. Detail of a print from the ‘Japanese Erotic Treasures from the Guimet Museum” book I got on Sunday. I meant to add colour and patterns to the yukata, but ran out of time. As far as the theme is concerned, well, I’ll just say that these two collect orgasms.


Day4: hungry. Black ink reproduction of Simon’s cat, mouth wide open and finger waving in front of an empty food bowl. A red disk in watercolour surrounds the drawing. Black ink reproduction of Simon's cat, mouth wide open and finger waving in front of an empty food bowl. A red disk in watercolour surrounds the drawing. A quick and dirty job at the end of a long day. I used an old writing roller pen and smeared the ink as soon as I applied watercolour, but liked that it ended up picturing shadows.


Day5: sad. Black ink drawing of a clown, three tear drops running down her cheek. Black ink drawing of a clown, three tear drops running down her cheek. I did that tonight, using the Muji ink brush pen. This is the young adult version of a child clown I drew in high school.


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