about art and creating illusions
This is the 3rd piece that I made today. I’m just thrilled with that and not so much with this drawing! I used a different pen today (Lamy Joy) and regretted it a bit as the ink in this one seems to collect in a small pool at times! Makes it difficult to recover from mistakes. I think I will need to use it a lot more to get used to it. I have earlier used Rotring Art Pens and the Lamy Safari and prefer those.
8″ X 10″ pen & ink in my sketchbook.
I guess I would have to classify myself as a “self taught” artist not having an MFA or a BFA degree. I am a happy mix of self learning and a bit more formally from artists in workshops and institutions. And after over 15 years of figuring things out, I wouldn’t want it any other way! The journey of understanding and making art, for me, is a continuous learning process: Improving existing skills, learning new ones and most of all growing with the experience. Drawing and painting are an integral part of my life, something I am passionate about. The blogs, Maya & draw the line, document the road traveled thus far. People, their moods, interactions and emotions are an ongoing source of curiosity and interest. What I’m searching for is their inner personalities, their thoughts and there are stories I build around them as I work. I like portraying feelings of people when they are alone, lost in their thoughts, caught unawares. Those are the special moments that appeal to me most. I love to experiment and use a variety of medium ranging from oil, charcoal, printmaking, clay to the digital medium. Regardless, my focus remains fixed on the human form. View more posts
Maya
I really love it, you’ve captured a lot of expression and character in it. Well done. I also love pen and ink, graphite and charcoal.
nice ! I like the texture in the crosshatching