The Fish and the Peacock…

…it’s always the quiet ones…

Ballpoint pen sketches…

from my Beta series sketchbook…

Ballpoint pen cats…

Leonek

Hello there!

Here are some sketches of Leonek, a lovely huge orange cat of my dear aunt. He is, as you can see, a very talented model so it was a pleasure to draw him. I wish I could do it more often.

The drawings were made this Christmas when I visited my family. I used my vintage fountain pen and my tiny Gamma series sketchbook by Stillman & Birn.

I wish you all a very special New Year!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Natural History Museum Sketches

Hello!!

Here are some ballpoint pen sketches I’ve drawn today at the museum in my tiny Gamma series sketchbook…

Puss in Boots

Doing little illustrations and vignettes really helps me relax and take a deep breath between large and complicated paintings. I still have some sketchbooks by Stillman and Birn and I thought it would be fun to fill one of them with lots of small pictures. This time I chose Delta series with lovely ivory paper but I wasn’t sure if it would be easy to work with in the technique that I use. I have to admit I do love this paper! It has enough tooth but it is also very smooth (so great for painting thin lines) and not as harsh on my sable brushes as Arches! Yay!

The Dreaming Room

Something a bit different for a change…

Cats

Here are some sketches I made from photos I found on a facebook page of British shorthair cats. I wish I wouldn’t have to use photo reference and had my own model at home

J.Herbin’s Terre de Feu in my Gamma sketchbook by Stillman and Birn.

Cat

another cat…

more cats…

I couldn’t help it….  here are four more cats !