The Barrier

Another drawing somewhat similar to the one below (Citadel) -- the recurring theme of a wall, cliffs, or some kind of barrier...


The Barrier, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Citadel

Another version in a series of drawings & paintings depicting rocky promontories capped by an imposing structure...influenced by a visit many years ago to Mont St. Michel in northern France, & also in part by the painting by Böcklin, The Island of the Dead.


Citadel, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Born of Smoke

Here's a new drawing, done this morning. I was thinking of doing a fairly simple piece, but it got out of hand...


Born of Smoke, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

An elemental, partly inspired by William Blake & Austin Osman Spare.

Winged Figure with Cloud

A smallish drawing I did the other day...


Winged Figure with Cloud, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

It's a fairly simple drawing, but sometimes the simple ones are the best.

Julia Kay's Portrait Party

This is something I've recently become involved with on Flickr, the photo (& art) sharing site. It's a Flickr group, where you join up & post a photo/s of yourself, & other people make artwork based on the reference photos, plus you do the same with theirs. I don't usually consider myself a portraitist, so it has taken me a bit outside my comfort zone. The first few pieces I did were a little tentative, but now I'm relaxing & stretching out...the piece below is my latest effort, of Belgian artist Barbara Luel.

Here is the link to Julia Kay's Portrait Party. Julia Kay is the California-based artist who started the group, by the way.


Portrait of Barbara Luel from Julia Kay's Portrait Party, 2010, ink acrylic & pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"

It started as an ink drawing, then I added the acrylic layer, then the pencil details mostly on the face. The different layers of detail work pretty well & may signal a significant development in my work.

Endless Mountains

Lots of mountains:


Endless Mountains, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8.5" x 11".

Stormy Sky

Small landscape ink drawing:


Stormy Sky, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Pharaoh edited

This is the more developed version of the drawing a couple of posts below:


Pharaoh, 2010, ink on paper, 8.5" x 6.5" approx.

Profile and Ruins

Another Sharpie sketch:


Profile and Ruins, 2010, ink on paper, 8.5" x 4.4" approx.

Pharaoh

New ink sketch, done with a fine-line Sharpie:


Pharaoh, 2010, ink on paper, 8.5" x 6.5" approx.

Creature from Another Universe

I just wanted to do something rather alien...


Creature from Another Universe, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Folds

Study of invented clothing.


Folds, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Head with Distant Eyes

Another ink drawing of a head.


Head with Distant Eyes, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Pieta study 2

Second version of a small Pieta on cardboard:


Pieta study 2, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 8.5" approx.

In the Storm

A comment on the human condition. Or the weather.


In the Storm, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Study for a Pieta

Another ink & acrylic on brown (cardboard) -- a small figure study for a Pieta.


Study for a Pieta, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 8" x 5.75" approx.

Owl for Athena

Small drawing of an owl that I did for my 8-year old son, who is fascinated by Ancient Greece, the Greek gods, etc.


Owl for Athena, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 8" x 6.5" approx.

The owl is the symbol of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Torment

Another ink/acrylic on cardboard from Heaven & Hell:


Torment, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 16.75" x 13.25" approx.

Night

A new, medium-sized ink/acrylic on cardboard:


Night, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 16.75" x 13.25" approx.

Time, Death and Ruins

A funny little allegorical sketch that I think I quite like:


Time, Death and Ruins, 2010, ink on cardboard, 10" x 8.5".

Study for a Crucifixion

This is a study for a hopefully quite large painting, which I might do on cardboard or a surface with a similar tonality:


Study for a Crucifixion, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 15.75" x 11.5" approx.

Sorry that the photo is a little blurry. The digital camera is having problems focusing on the surface.

Future Ruins

Small post-apocalyptic drawing on cardboard:


Future Ruins, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 5" x 9" approx.

The Soul Boat

A new ink drawing -- probably from the Heaven & Hell series (which is a loose, kind of sprawling series anyway)...


The Soul Boat, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Head of Lucifer

For the Heaven and Hell series. Lucifer before the fall. Or just after...


Head of Lucifer, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The metamorphosis from angel to devil...

3/4 Head on Cardboard

Another ink/acrylic on a scrap of cardboard -- this piece cut from the back of an old sketchpad.


3/4 Head on Cardboard, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 9" x 6.75" approx.

The cardboard does give the work an interesting tone & character.

Drawing of a Woman's Head

Another variation on an endless theme.


Drawing of a Woman's Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Kind of a melancholy one. It happens.

The End of All Sadness

New ink drawing of a head:


The End of All Sadness, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Colossal Torso

Another piece on cardboard:


Colossal Torso, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 8.5" approx.

Monster in the Shape of a Tree

Or a tree in the shape of a monster...


Monster in the Shape of a Tree, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 8.75" x 5.5" approx.

Huddled Figure

Another b/w sketch on cardboard:


Huddled Figure, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 7.5" x 5.5" approx.

Sketch of a Face

Just experimenting with some scraps of cardboard:


Sketch of a face, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 8.75" x 5.5" approx.

Tree

A study of a grotesque tree -- imagined, not from nature.


Tree, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Crucifixion

It occurred to me that I haven't really done this subject before...so here it is, partly inspired by a late-ish drawing by Michelangelo...


Crucifixion, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Leda and the Swan redrawn

I wasn't completely happy with the drawing in the post below, so I re-envisioned it today. I'm not sure this version is better, but it is lighter & underdrawn as opposed to overdrawn, I suppose. Somewhere between the 2 is the ideal version...


Leda and the Swan, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Leda and the Swan

Another interpretation of this myth -- from an occasional series.


Leda and the Swan, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Ares Edited

I wasn't happy with the original version of Ares (in the post below), so I've modified it:


Ares, 2010, acrylic & ink, 11" x 8.5".

I may leave it be, or rework it further, I'm not sure. It may just end up as an interesting failure.

Ares

Profile image of the god of war.


Ares, 2010, acrylic & ink, 11" x 8.5".

Exile at the End of Time

Kind of a murky one, but murky can be good.


Exile at the End of Time, 2010, acrylic over ink, 8.5" x 8.5".

I was wanting to introduce some color back into my work, starting here.

The Storm

I started this the other day. Just finished it now. Might be a sketch for something else.


The Storm, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8" x 10".

A Donkey

Not my usual kind of work -- but, I got an email the other day asking for a submission for a possible book project illustrating a poem about how to draw a donkey...It was from a young lady in Scotland, so I created this little drawing for her. As & when the book comes out (& these things can take a while), I'll put the details here.


A Donkey, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8.3" x 5.8" approx.

I kind of like the piece, but am not thinking of drawing any more donkeys right now.