Sunday, November 1, 2015

Panoramic View

In one day life changed a lot...no more Inktober...and the sun set and it got dark by 4:47pm!!!! I hate when we change the clocks!

Inktober was a fun challenge. Although I do some ink sketching it is usually done in conjunction with watercolor. I rarely do a sketch and leave it just in ink. I also challenged myself to do all the Inktober sketches directly in pen. I did the online workshop with Marc Taro Holmes and I credit that for making me take that leap and continue with it. He doesn't require that you sketch directly in ink, but suggests it. It is a scary thing to not have my pencil and eraser, but for sketches I've really gotten used to it. The lines may be a little wonky at times but I thinks the sketches that way have a certain freshness to them. Of course for the drawing for one of my watercolor paintings I will still use pencil. That needs a little more precision. This month has given me a lot of ink sketching practice, and I hope to get back to it from time to time.

Today I went out east near Wading River and did a painting from my car sitting at the end of the parking lot at Lewin Farms. I'm assuming the field I was overlooking belonged to them. As much as the temps were in the low 60s it was too windy to sit out and paint, especially along a busy road where traffic kicks up a lot of dirt. This is small...just 3 x 10. I should go back and do a larger version of this. I liked the idea of doing a panorama but I didn't have any larger paper. lol


5 comments:

  1. Yay for challenging yourself during Inktober! I know it was probably hard leaving sketches without color, but it sounds like you learned a lot from it, and that's what it's all about! I sure am glad you kept up your color sketches at the same time, though -- otherwise I would have missed all your color! You asked about Platinum Carbon Black ink -- yes, the cartridges contain the same ink as the bottled kind, and I get them at JetPens: http://www.jetpens.com/Platinum-Carbon-Pen-Ink-Cartridge-Pack-of-4-Black/pd/3462
    The bottled ink can be purchased at both Goulet and JetPens.

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  2. This is a beautiful watercolor painting Joan! Especially impressive that you did it while sitting in a car, I know from experience that can be difficult.

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  3. Dear Joan your ink drawings were all great. I love though the colors you use. Color truly is the icing on the cake. This painting is beautiful. Such a super landscape. Hugs. ,

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  4. Thanks, Tina. I enjoyed the challenge. I seem to have the same ink cartridges but they don't seem to be waterproof for me. I don't understand.

    David, thanks so much. I need a bigger front seat so I can do larger paintings. lol

    Debbie, thank you! I always appreciate you being one of my cheerleaders.

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  5. Wow Joan your Inktober work is fabulous. Well done you for finishing the challenge. Your watercolour is beautiful especially with the autumnal colours. I like working small too sometimes. Variety is the spice of life as they say... lol.

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