Organic shapes inspired by Ernst Haeckel

Finally did a few sketches after a couple weeks of busy-ness elsewhere.  I’m into organic shapes and following the Ernst Haeckel’s designs. I used the Strathmore Black Field Drawing 6×6 inch sketchbook and the Stillman & Birn Zeta hardbound sketchbook 5.5 x 8.5 inch, Platinum Carbon ink fountain pen, Pilot 78G fine fountain pen, General’s Kimberly watercolor pencil, pencil.

After A Long Hiatus

I could finally sit today after 2 months.  What a glorious day, to be able to sit, not have a swelling leg that hurts at the groin level and sit, just sit, and sit purposefully at the table to draw.  Able bodied people will never understand how just to simply be able to sit and walk means so much to one who is incapacitated in those bodily movements.  I thank the Lord for answering the prayers from all of you who prayed for me.  Thank you, thank you, all of you who prayed for me.  I feel like I’m myself again!  And so here are all a bunch of small fast sketches that I did tonight since 11 pm and it’s now 2 am.  These are a mixture of Hero fountain pen, Pentel Pocket Calligraphy brushpen, watercolor, Mungyo oil pastel, Pacific Arc watersoluable graphite crayon and pencil.

Winter Trip 2013 sketches

We just came back from Southern California and along the way, I sketched. I brought a Stillman & Birn Alpha 5.5 x 8.5 inch hardbound sketchbook and a Strathmore same size spiral 70 lb but never used it once. When you have to keep up with kids in Legoland, San Diego Safari Park, eateries, Chinatown, you just don’t haul anything larger than palm size. Plus I had to be discreet when I sketch people around me. So a very small 32 page blank book and a Moleskin watercolor journal 3.5 x 5.5 inch. The watercolor one, I used mostly in the car rides or it would be too cumbersome with even a small travel palette and a waterbrush. These were done with Daler Rowney travel palette.

I have learnt from my last trip not to bring my bottled ink because every time I have to drive over 4000 feet elevation, there are spills somehow. Plus who wants to deal with inky fingers along the trip. A pencil and a Pilot 78G with a cartridge were perfect. But for characters with personality, the best is the Pentel Pocket Calligraphy Brushpen. A few strokes and I could describe the scene.

Doodles

A bunch of doodles.

Some cartoon animals

Finally, I allowed myself some free time from bible study to draw some.  I meant to practice some serious pen work but ended up doing cartoon animals.  Oh well.

 

 

Once Upon A Time In China

Added a second one.

Old woman: Daifu (Doctor), what is this?
Daifu: A new species of course.
Old woman: Does it bite?
Daifu: It’s harmless.

 

 

It’s been a long while since I’ve done a fantasy piece. It’s not that I don’t want to. I was just too busy for the last few months. Now that I’m almost done with my preaching class, I feel a lot more creative. Here’s one with Koh I Noor woodless pencil HB and 9B in Canson Biggie sketchpad 9×12 inch 70 lb.

Old Woman: Daifu (Doctor), I’m telling you, something chomped on my foot. Why don’t you believe me?
Daifu: Do not let hysteria overcome you. It was just some big splinters.

Family Sketches

My two sons and the girlfriend of the older one.

Travis, my dog model for the day

I had a wonderful day today visiting a friend and her dog stayed so still for me to paint and sketch.  The first two pages are on Stillman & Birn Alpha 5.5 x 8.5 inch hardbound journal 100 lb.

The next two are Chinese brush and bamboo pen and ground ink on a crumpled homemade packaging paper pad.

 

These are on a homemade packaging paper pad.

This one is on the same pad but using W&N water mixable oil paint. I’m enjoying this medium even more when I use it like watercolor and yet it has the opacity that I want.

Same paint but done on a small 3×5 inch Strathmore All Media Journal. The more I use this journal the more I like it.

And finally a large 11×14 inch canvas board oil paint. I rarely do oil paint. Background was acrylic from a couple months ago.

And this is my friend in Portfolio watersoluble oil pastel.

Trinidad

I went back to Trinidad today and did more drawing. First some photos.

Let there not be any misunderstanding about abortion

Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 20:13 (KJV and many other ways of saying it.)

I sketched this quickly before church yesterday in pencil and colored pencil and put it through Photoshop.

Check out the world abortion statistics here.