British Columbia and its' animal residents.

These sketches are a continuation of my previous post. I finally settled on this style which relied more on cross hatching and varying lines to express shading rather than painting shades in with india ink, which I found took away from a few of my spreads. I still have a few more sketches to draw but here are the first few.
Enjoy!

Oh look! A pretty blue jay

Blue jay's nest

Some random mountains

Commission made of sunflowers and wildlife

The images below are ink pieces that I've drafted for a book commissioned by a fellow co-worker. Once I've settled on a definite style the intent is to lay them over the background photos for visual interest and to carry on the mountain British Columbia/Alberta theme throughout the entire book. The pieces were painted with india ink and were refined with my handy collection of pigment liners.

-Enjoy!

I've always wanted to draw an elk however when it actually comes down to it they've got bizarre proportions. I mean who has  antlers that take up half your body!

Mixed emotions about this piece. I love the treatment on the stem however when it came to the flower itself, the petals have a very fluid appearance next to the core, which seems too detailed considered the rest of the flower's appearance.

I love this piece simply because I was tired and decided just to go wild.

Same deal as the one above.

Experimenting with Ink

A portrait that started out as Lady Gaga before it turned into this.

I always wanted to try out painting Daniel Craig because of his interesting facial proportions (big nose, chiseled jaw and the like). However it seems I ended up giving him a decently proportioned nose and really thin lips making this guy look like some else entirely.

A ink piece I did while attending figure drawing class.

I have a love/hate relationship with ink. When it works I really love ink and vice versa. Overall I joke about how it's one of those mediums that requires a good glass of wine in order to loosen up and let the ink do it's thing.