Inspired by an artist friend of mine, Lyn Phariss, I started a pen and ink journal on the first of this month. I have wanted to do this many times, I have even kept one sporadically. Every time I find a beautiful journal, I buy it - with dreams of drawings floating in my head. So, choosing one of my favorites, with shimmering pinecones, flowers and branches on the cover - I began. I plan to use pen and ink (a black, superfine pitt pen in this case) for each of the drawings in this journal. I want to grow in my ink work, and I've not done very much of it until now. Graphite has always been my drawing tool of choice, so this will be a great way to expand my horizons! Pen and ink work is like handwriting, each person has their own, unique style. I am not taking the clinical approach, using specific methods for making the marks. Instead, I am looking at my subject, and letting my hand race across the surface, leaving marks in a fresh, loose manner. There is no right or wrong - simply the tool, the mark and the paper. This piece is the 1104th in 1104 days, and Day 11 of the
30 Day Painting Challenge.
