I began this with a swift drawing (from memory and imagination) using a thick water-soluble graphite crayon - “Lyra 9B” - and added some ink pen lines, watercolour, and a little white gouache. It’s on a medium A4 size, cold pressed watercolour paper - a “Born” brand, “custom made by James Cropper”. More textured than... Continue Reading →
A Canvas and Art app Mix, and: About Art, Illustration, Prints and Some links
*I prefer to draw and paint with my finger on the screen, rather than use a stylus, or iPad pencil. I began this work on canvas and then decided to take it into an art app called "Art Set Pro" to paint on it further. *You can also begin with your art app drawing/painting printed... Continue Reading →
Watercolour on Paper: an Illustrated Poem, (Haiga), Haiku, (Senryu)
This is another one of my illustrated poems, from my handmade book, "Poems from Home: a Collection of Illustrated Haiku". Given time, I plan to put them together as an ebook - which can also be printed - using a great app called "Book Creator". The terms: haiku, senryu, haiga, and their various definitions, I... Continue Reading →